Heterodox German bishop criticizes public act of reparation for Vatican LGBT 'pilgrimage' - LifeSite

"Pro-LGBT Auxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers of Essen, Germany, who serves as the queer representative of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), slammed in a recent interview the four bishops who recently made a public act of reparation for the Vatican LGBT pilgrimage during this year’s Catholic Identity Conference (CIC)."

"In an interview with the German Catholic News Agency (KNA) published October 10, Schepers called the act of reparation “shameful” and a “scandalous sign” of the “narrowmindedness” within the Church and suggested that the Church should make reparation for its purported ill treatment of those who identify as “LGBT Catholics.” 

“(The act of reparation was) a scandalous sign of church narrow-mindedness and an open rejection of all those who long for a church that really lives the gospel,” Schepers said."

“(The prayer was) not an act of faith, but an act of exclusion – an attempt to make queer people and their presence invisible in the faith,” he added."

"The bishops’ act of reparation was offered in response to September’s a Vatican-approved LGBT pilgrimage for the jubilee year, organized by “La Tenda di Gionata” (“The Tent of Jonathan”), a pro-LGBT group that has falsely claimed that Scripture does not condemn homosexual relationships, and joined by Father James Martin’s Outreach saw more than 1,000 “LGBT pilgrims” visit the Vatican."

"During the pilgrimage, the group led by a rainbow cross, many with their same-sex “partners,” dressed in rainbow colors with some waving “LGBT pride” flags, processed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. One photo showed an unidentified pilgrim wearing a backpack that said “F*** the rules.” FULL STORY at above link.