“This should be heard in rome”

After the Vatican's no to the blessing of homosexual couples there was much criticism. With a rainbow flag, the Social Service of Catholic Women also sets a visible sign against this vote. Is disobedience the means to an end?

Interviewer: This Monday, clergy in German dioceses will bless homosexual couples in church services under the motto #lovewins. It is a very clear sign of resistance. Is defiance and disobedience sometimes the only solution?

Monika Kleine (managing director of the Social Service of Catholic Women / SkF): I don't know if it's not a narrow interpretation to always interpret this as defiance. This pigeonhole is much too narrow for me. I have a completely different approach, namely the question: What gives us the right to deny this right to people who want to place their relationship – regardless of gender – under a blessing?. I would argue it much more strongly on this question of attitude. In any case, I do it for myself and we in our association. I believe that other associations see it very similarly.

We must not deny people this right if they also want to have a good spirit for a successful relationship. If they want it, they get it.

In this respect, it is also a form of demarcation and non-acceptance of these pronouncements of the Congregations for the Doctrine of the Faith. But for me it is much more.

Interviewer: They have joined forces with several Catholic associations. The Social Service of Catholic Men is still involved, as is Caritas Cologne and also InVia, the Catholic association for social work with girls and women. Why was it important for you to set such a sign together??

Kleine: We say yes, as associations working in Caritas, we are also a part of the Church. People of the same sex work for us. And I think we also have a duty to signal very clearly to these people that they have a home here and that their way of life is okay.

We live that every day, and I think you have to show that then as well. I am very sure that the other federations feel the same way.

Interviewer: Whoever sets a sign, of course also wants this sign to be seen or heard. Do you think that the action will make waves that will also reach Rome and the Pope?

Kleine: I wish that already. I think that this autonomy us essential questions of faith that come from this attitude should be heard in Rome.

Interviewer: On Sunday, several homosexual couples have already been blessed in Cologne-Lindenthal. Is there already feedback?

Kleine: I personally haven't heard any yet, but maybe that will happen.

Interviewer: If you look forward now, are you then positively motivated?

Kleine: First of all, I think it is wonderful that there is a movement where you can clearly see that people have their own attitude to ies of faith.

What is in disorder and slipping in the church does not keep it from also taking a position, whether it is uncomfortable or not. That encourages us very much to stay in this home of the church, when church feels like it does in this story of blessing.

The interview was conducted by Dagmar Peters.

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