Before the Dialogue Sermon with the Bishop, the same woman was doing joint blessings of same-sex couples with a female Protestant minister
"We have no problem with that": Same-sex couples also receive blessings at a church service in Freising At the blessing ceremony at St. Lantpert: Deanery coordinator Theresa Reischl (front right) and Pastor Manuela Urbansky The ecumenical Valentine's Day service in Freising drew around a hundred people. Same-sex couples also received a blessing. "I can only say 'wow'," said a delighted Theresa Reischl by way of introduction; she organized the Valentine's Day service together with Deacon Thomas Kirchmeier, Pastor Manuela Urbansky, and lay preacher Brigitta Sutor. The reason for her surprise: More and more worshippers were streaming into St. Lantpert Church, until the sanctuary actually began to feel crowded. "Love is always when heaven and earth touch," Reischl reminded the congregation, adding: "We have a need to love someone unconditionally, but also to be loved unconditionally—with all our rough edges." "If you ask couples...
