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[Catholic Caucus] A German Bishop: Words and Deeds Can Contradict Each OtherHomosexual [pseudo] blessings are the beginning of a further "development of doctrine", Monsignor Helmut Dieser, the Bishop of Aachen, Germany, told Katholisch.de (19 March).The term "development of doctrine" is often used by heretics to mean "betrayal of the faith."Monsignor Dieser says that with the text 'Fiducia Supplicans', Francis has made it clear "that action does not have to reflect doctrine one-to-one". He overlooks the fact that this is the definition of hypocrisy.For him, 'Fiducia Supplicans' indicates "indirectly" that the doctrine has a potential for "further development" [he means: disintegration]....

[Catholic Caucus] German Bishop: Hardly Any Resistance in Rome to the German SynodThe German state bishops experienced "resistance" only from a part of the Roman Curia during their November 2022 Ad Limina visit according to Aachen State Bishop Helmut Dieser (Domradio.de, 12 January).The Roman interlocutors were mostly "rather silent" in conflict talks where the bishops stressed that all the topics of the German Synod are also contained in Francis' Synod.Dieser mystified that the opponents of a "change" [= decadence] are "vocal," "well connected," and "highly aggressive" - a classic case of psychological mirroring of somebody who knows the highly aggressive...

[Catholic Caucus] German bishop: Homosexual ‘attraction’ and ‘lovemaking’ not an ‘aberration’'We cannot give homosexual people the answer that their feelings are unnatural and that they must therefore live celibate lives. As a Church, we have to answer these questions in a new way,' said Bishop Helmut Dieser.(LifeSiteNews) — A German bishop has declared that sexual diversity is “willed by God and does not violate the Creator’s will,” and that “homosexual lovemaking” is not an aberration but a “variant of human sexuality.” Helmut Dieser, the bishop of the diocese of Aachen and the head of the Forum for Sexuality and Partnership...

[Catholic Caucus] Official: German Synod Adopts Resolution For [Invalid] Women Priests82% of bishops and 92% of the handpicked German Synod’s delegates voted on September 9 in favour a resolution against the “exclusion of women from the sacramental ministry” (182 in favour, 16 against, 7 abstentions).Only 10 bishops voted against it (45 bishops in favour, 5 abstentions). Approval rates of around 90% are typical for totalitarian regimes. "Dangerous passages" (Aachen Bishop Dieser) of the document which could have jeopardised the final vote, were changed during the dayThis trick was necessary to avoid another embarrassing rejection as happened the day before with...

[Catholic Caucus] German Catholic bishops welcome initiative seeking change in Church teaching on sexualityGerman Catholic bishops on Monday welcomed an initiative that is calling for a change in Church teaching on sexuality and gender identity.The initiative titled “#OutInChurch — For a church without fear,” launched on Jan. 24, appealed for the revision of what it described as “defamatory and outdated” expressions of Catholic doctrine, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.In a seven-point list of demands, the organizers wrote: “Defamatory and outdated statements of Church doctrine on sexuality and gender need to be revised on the basis of theological and...