They advocate for “a Church without fear” so that these people can live and work openly as LGTBIQ+ people in the Church without fear of being fired because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
A total of 125 gay employees of the Catholic Church in Germany, including priests, teachers and administrators, have called for the end of discrimination against LGTBIQ+ people.
This has been demanded within the framework of an initiative called “#OutInChurch” which advocates for “a Church without fear” so that these people can live and work openly as LGTBIQ+ people in the Church.
In this sense, they require a change in church labor law so that sexual orientation and gender identity cease to be grounds for dismissal.
In addition, they ask that “defamatory statements on gender and sexuality” be removed from ecclesiastical teaching and that “full access to all fields of activity and occupation in the Church be defended without discrimination.”
The “outdated statements of Church doctrine” on sexuality and gender should be reviewed “on the basis of theological and human-scientific findings,” they claim.
Additionally, “#OutInChurch” calls on all LGBTIQ+ people who work full-time or volunteer for the Catholic Church to join the initiative, and urges bishops to publicly declare their support for the initiative.
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