Rome & the World: nuns take migrants to Insta • Cardinal calls for change to LGBTQ teaching

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Antoine Mekary | ALETEIA

I.Media - published on 02/04/22

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Friday 4 February 2022
1 – Cardinal calls for a revision of Church teaching on homosexuality
2 – “Lebanon must no longer be a platform for external conflicts,” plead the Maronite bishops
3 – Six elderly Canadian nuns receive eviction notice
4 – A late Roman cemetery discovered in Gaza
5 -Scalabrinian nuns have plan to fight prejudices against migrants

1A Cardinal calls for a revision of Church teaching on homosexuality

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, told the German news agency KNA that he believes a “fundamental revision” of Catholic doctrine on homosexuality is necessary. “I believe that the sociological-scientific basis of this teaching is no longer true,” he explained, reacting to the coming-out of 125 members of the Catholic Church in Germany – including several priests. Without specifying what changes he was referring to, the cardinal suggested that Pope Francis’ “behavior” on the issue could open the door to future change. He deplored also the fact that someone could be fired from a Church ministry for being gay, saying the Church should be a “home” for them.

Reuters, English

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