Helmut Dieser (born March 15, 1962, in Neuwied) is a German Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen.
Life[edit]
Dieser studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy in Trier and Tübingen. On 8 July 1989 Dieser became priest. On 5 June 2011 Dieser became ordained titular bishop of Narona. Since 12 November 2016 Dieser is bishop of Aachen.[1][2]
Positions[edit]
In March 2019, Dieser said, exceptions from clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church should be allowed. In his opinion, there should be a reform of the Catholic sexual morality and sexual acts between homosexual partnerships no longer a sin in Roman Catholic catechism.[3] In June 2020, Dieser said blessing of same-sex partnerships should be allowed in the Roman catholic church.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "bishop/bdieser". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ^ Aachener Zeitung.de: Aachens Bischof drängt auf Dialog, Konsens und Veränderung (german)
- ^ Aachener Nachrichten.de: Wie bedrohlich ist die Lage, Herr Bischof? (German), March 2019
- ^ Domradio.de: Reformen im Blick, 11. Juni 2020
External links[edit]
- Helmut Dieser on website by Bistum Aachen
- "bishop/bdieser". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- DomRadio.de: Aachener Bischof zeigt sich bestürzt über Kritik an Führungsstil (german)
- Aachener Zeitung.de: Aachens Bischof drängt auf Dialog, Konsens und Veränderung (german)
- Die Tagespost: Bischof Diester, Am Zölibat festhalten (german)
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