Former Priest Sees CSD Attack as a "Call for Reflection" – Diocese Distances Itself
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A local newspaper printed a homophobic letter to the editor from a retired priest on Christopher Street Day. Now the editor-in-chief is outraged – and there is also opposition from the diocese.
The former priest described Christopher Street Day in a letter to the editor as a "parade of shamelessness." He claimed the attack on the event was a "signal from heaven." The Diocese of Fulda strongly rejects this interpretation. Source link: https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article6a6e746fdd06dd5ef2e41d5b/csd-frueherer-pfarrer-sieht-in-anschlag-aufruf-zur-besinnung-bistum-fulda-distanziert-sich.html Author: Publish date: 2026-08-01 23:02:00 Cop…
The former pastor described Christopher Street Day in a letter to the reader as a "parade of shamelessness." The attack on the event was a "sign of heaven." The diocese of Fulda firmly rejects this interpretation.
The diocese of Fulda expressly dissociates itself from the statements of the Reverend of Fulda in retirement Winfried Abel (reader's letter in the Fuldaer Zeitung dated 31.07.2026) in connection with Christopher Street Day (CSD). They do not reflect the position of the diocese nor the attitude of its leaders. In particular, any interpretation of a terrorist attack as an expression of a divine action rejects the diocese decisively. "In view of th…
In Fulda in Hesse, a clergyman created a whirlwind: he called the CSD a "parade of shamelessness" and also took a stand on the attack.
A retired pastor is homophobic about the attack on the Berlin CSD. He writes of a "sign of heaven". The diocese of Fulda distances itself clearly.
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