LifeSite News: The German pro-life activist and author, Mathias von Gersdorff, responded to the recent decision of the German bishops with indignation: “With shattering pace and decisiveness, the Catholic Church in Germany continues it self-secularization. Now, she loosens the Church’s Labor Law – freely, as can be read in a press release of the German Bishops’ Conference. In no way is she obliged to do so.”
Von Gersdorff points out that this self-secularization is something even Napoleon could not achieve in Germany:
The German Bishops’ Conference accomplishes what Napoleon was not able to achieve. If a couple starts a homosexual relationship it shall not any more lead to a termination of contract. Therewith, the Catholic institutions give up their own Catholic identity. In many countries, the Church has to fight so as not to be forced to such measures – in Germany, one genuflects freely in front of the Zeitgeist.
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