Read more about the article BAD BETS: German Church Uses Sexual Abuse Fund Money To Pay Priests Gambling Debt
Former Archbishop Joachim Meisner, who died five years ago, was one of church administration to give EUR 1.15 million to or a priest to pay his gambling debts in Cologne , Germany. (Newsflash)
Religion

BAD BETS: German Church Uses Sexual Abuse Fund Money To Pay Priests Gambling Debt

A German church has used over EUR one million some of which from a fund intended to support sexual abuse victims in order to cover a priest's gambling debt. The clergyman whose identity was not disclosed by German media owed EUR 500,000 (GBP 413,883) according to a statement from a…

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April 22, 2022
Read more about the article Over 120 German Catholic Priests Come Out As Queer And Launch OutInChurch Campaign To End LGBTIQ+ Discrimination
The antidiscrimination campaign launched by 125 LGBTIQ+ catholic priests in Germany. (@outinchurch/Newsflash)
LGBT

Over 120 German Catholic Priests Come Out As Queer And Launch OutInChurch Campaign To End LGBTIQ+ Discrimination

Over 120 employees of the German Catholic church have come out as gay or queer in order to launch a campaign aimed to fight institutional discrimination against the LGBTIQ+ community. The 125 people, including priests, pastoral officers, teachers and administrative workers, publicly outed themselves, saying they want to "live openly…

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January 27, 2022