Archbishop Koch spoke of his fear of this issue splitting German Catholics.
German Synodal Assembly delegates face pressure to produce change
Priests, others seek to end discrimination over sexuality in German church
The documentary, “How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church,” aired Jan. 24 as part of an initiative titled “#OutInChurch — For a church without fear” in which 125 individuals called for the end of discrimination in church labor laws.
Berlin archbishop to name minister for gays, calls sidelining ‘painful’
Archbishop Koch said he regarded the double marginalization of Catholic gays — within the Catholic community as well as in the LGBTQ community — as “problematic and painful.”