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Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, a president emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, has warned that proceeding down this  path — one that  questions the Church's teachings on the celibate, male priesthood; homosexuality; and marriage — could lead to a “national church” without “nearly any ties to Rome.” The dubia cardinal stated that this would be “certainly be the surest path into the final decline” of the German Church.

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[teeman8r]

the German church died today.

no hope.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

That actually appears to be the case these days.

[karnage]

WRONG.

[lastchance]

Hell is going to be busy applying for building permits to make room for these guys.

[dangus]

I hate this kind of reporting. The German prelates did NOT proclaim that adultery is grave. They denied, beyond reason admittedly, that 2nd marriages don’t constitute adultery. God forbid anyone see such a headline and conclude that the Church says sleeping around when you’re married isn’t grave!

[Impala64ssa]

Wrong! Treating homosexuals with the same level of respect and dignity as anyone else, OK. Compromising basic Judeo Christian principles to embrace sinful lifestyles, NOT OK

[RatRipper]

Don’t see that “proclaimed” in my Bible. Are they confused about their proper role, or something?

[Grey182]

Modern day Martin Luthers. They choose the world over God.

[Carriage Hill]

The German Catholic Church finally went around the bend and off the cliff; it’s dead now.

[antidemoncrat]

‘The Commission for Marriage and Family of the German Bishops’ Conference has come to a consensus that homosexuality is a “normal form of sexual predisposition.”’

So what is next? Pedophilia, beastiality? Probably so.

[william clark]

Isaiah 5:20

[NorthMountain]

They have ceased to be Catholic … they’re vile heretics in the same mold as the Arian “bishops” millennia ago …

We learned The Faith decades ago; we know The Faith. These so called “bishops” have deviated from Truth, not we who keep The Faith we learned in our youth.

[Secret Agent Man]

Next, murder is good because it sends people to God.

[cld51860]

I’m sure this will play well with their muslim overlords.

[lightman]

Note the irony of the pairing of this proclamation with today's Epistle Lesson from 1 Timothy as read in the Orthodox Church:

Timothy, my son, we know that the law is good, if any one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, immoral persons, sodomites, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

[realcleanguy]

Abortion was a step to the decline, when murder was allowed and sanctioned by the Church, Divorce is another, and adultery is another. Now homosexuality. The question is, why bother with Church at all? since you disagree with the Old and New Testament, why even use the bible at all? It doesn’t make any sense

[Right Wing Assault]

adultery ‘not grave’

One of the spouses might argue with this. Someone is hurt by someone.

[Wuli]

The church is the church no more. It is over and done for.

[Thank You Rush]

“”teaches that sexual relationships formed after a divorce are neither gravely sinful nor a bar to the reception of Holy Communion.””

At least that’s in accordance with the definition of adultery in the Ten Commandments but the other - tell me where I’ll find that!