Quoting the “Synodal Way”, Frings further wrote: “The recognition of the equality and legitimacy of non-heterosexual orientations, their practices and relationships, as well as the elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation, is urgently required.”
The official pointed to a text of the forum on “Life in succeeding relationships – Living love in sexuality and partnership”, which not only contains comments about changing views on homosexuality but also about masturbation, marriage, sexual lust and other related topics.
The German layman also connected the “Synodal Way” to a prominent LGBT-campaign in Germany titled “#OutInChurch — For a church without fear,” which was launched on Jan. 24.
The campaign appealed for the revision of what it described as “defamatory and outdated” expressions of Catholic doctrine, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.
In a seven-point list of demands, the organizers wrote: “Defamatory and outdated statements of Church doctrine on sexuality and gender need to be revised on the basis of theological and human-scientific findings.”
The campaign — launched with a blaze of publicity in Germany, with an accompanying television program — was welcomed on behalf of the bishops’ conference by Bishop Helmut Dieser, chairman of the “Synodal Way” forum on “Living in Successful Relationships.”
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