(Updated with details)
PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) – The United Protestant Church deFrance (EPUdF), which has 250,000 faithful, adopted Sunday by a large majority the opportunity to bless coupleshomosexuels, two years after the adoption of the Taubira law opening civil marriage to two people of the same sex.
Four-twenty to fourteen representatives EPUdF, born in 2012 from the merger of Lutheran churches and reformed, voted in favor of the text in their national synod in Sète (Hérault), said a spokesman. Three voted against this organized during voting Sunday World Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
“The synod decided to make a step further in supporting people and these couples then opening the possibility of celebrating liturgical blessings if they ask, “said Laurent Schlumberger, President of EPUdF, to the press.
” This is a possibility which is open, not uneobligation that is made. Every pastor, every parish is free to implement this possibility, “he has said.
” The decision was largely washed away calmly and allowed to move together, although the various positions remain in our church on that issue. “
The Protestants represent about 2% of the French population. Two thirds of them are linked to evangelical churches and largely opposed to gay marriage.
The marriage blessing between two persons of the same sexeest clivante an issue in the Protestant churches, between more liberal as in Sweden or Danemarkapprouvant gay marriage, and those offering a different blessing from that given in a heterosexual marriage. (Marine Pennetier Tom Heneghan)
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