„Orientation“ marriage for all? Evangelical advise about same-sex Marriage

10. March, at 12.30 PM on ORF 2

Vienna (OTS) – Sandra Szabo presented at the ORF-religion magazine „orientation“ on Sunday, the 10. March 2019, at 12.30 o’clock in the ORF 2, the following posts:

Marriage for all? Evangelical advise about same-sex Marriage

„For the Evangelical Church trust, reliability and responsibility in the shaping of human relationships is of Central importance,“ the Evangelical-Lutheran Bishop Michael Bünker. The marriage offers from the point of view of the Evangelical Church A. B. the best condition. Also for the same gender loving people of the legal space fully be opened, be welcome to, Bünker. But how realistic is a wedding Ceremony in the Evangelical Church A. B. in the future for homosexual couples? Since the constitutional court in December 2017, the restriction of civil marriage to heterosexual couples unconstitutional and, therefore, the introduction of civil marriage for homosexuals has made working on this issue for the Evangelical Church of A. B. For the civil marriage was not yet a prerequisite for a Church Wedding. Now, the Evangelical Church asked A. B. to their parishes – a final decision. in the context of a special session of the Synod on Saturday, the 9 March, fall of the controversial good Friday issue to be regulated. Report: Gundi Lamprecht.

„More important than anything …“ – An Evangelical men’s Pair in the portrait

With the voltage also of the Evangelical pastor, Peter Gabriel, and Peter Pröglhöf, specialist inspector for the Protestant religious education expect the result. Since 1991, they are verpartnerten a Few, in 2001, „“ the two are still in Germany. In the same year, the Evangelical Couple was also blessed by the Church. 2017 eventually got married, Peter Gabriel and Peter Pröglhöf in a German registry office. Together, they have witnessed the struggle for equality – an experience you will appreciate as „important and valuable“ – for their own relationship. Report:
Diamonds Thaler.

Power struggle: Catholic Church of Venezuela strengthens Opposition

The struggle for Power in Venezuela, the oil-richest country in the world, and Increasingly under pressure from the socialist President, Nicolás Maduro, is in the last few months; his adversary, the self-appointed transitional President Juan Guiadó, may to important the support of the Opposition in the country, but also from the USA and Europe. However, during the lifetime of Maduro predecessor Hugo Chavez, the Catholic Church in the country on the one hand, from an oppositional Church leadership, on the other hand, from a often, the basis of Christianity connected to the priesthood, Nicolás Maduro, looks in General, with criticism from Catholic bishops, priests and religious people faced. They also largely share the assessment of opposition forces: Maduro’s anti-democratic act, and is for „favouritism“ and the ongoing economic crisis in the country largely responsible. Large parts of the population, Latin America expert, Leo Gabriel, would approve of a political dialogue. To prevent this appear as the only feasible way, a possible civil war. Report: Leo Gabriel.

Attacks against Moscow: the Ukrainian honor of Patriarch Filaret in Vienna

On the one hand, he is regarded as a guarantee of strength and resistance, the other he is as an apostate and schismatics hated: Filaret (Denyssenko), currently the honorary Patriarch of the fresh upscale from the baptism of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the former Kievan Metropolitan los said to himself, with his companions from the Moscow Patriarchate and established a Ukrainian Orthodox Church with Patriarchy in Kyiv and himself as a Patriarch. Moscow was outraged by the accusation and imposed in 2008 the excommunication on the apostate Bishop. The recognition by the Orthodox sister churches remained in the new Church failed. But in the previous year, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has been active, had the Association of Filarets Church with for decades, existing small „Autocephalous“ Ukrainian Church. On 6. January gave Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople of the new Kiev Metropolia autocephaly, the Church’s legal autonomy. This led to a break with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and with the entire Russian Orthodox Church, which denies the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the jurisdiction and the Kiev Church of Association is null and void. Honor of Patriarch Filaret, but for the time being highly satisfied with the Achieved and confident that Ukraine will have as an independent state soon, only a single independent Orthodox Church. On the occasion of a visit to Vienna, he of the „orientation“ gave an exclusive interview. Report: Christian Rathner.

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