Scores of German clerics publicly presided at blessing ceremonies on Monday, of "lovers" in "committed unions" -- including same-sex unions explicitly forbidden by the Catholic faith - defying a recent decree the Vatican's doctrinal office had issued with Pope Francis's placet.
The so-called “Liebe Gewinnt” (“Love Wins”) movement comes in response to a document from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which said that the Church has no power to bless “unions of persons of the same sex.”
