Helmut Dieser

Helmut Dieser (born March 15, 1962 in Neuwied) is a German Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen.

Helmut Dieser (2016)

Life

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

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
  1. "bishop/bdieser". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
  2. Aachener Zeitung.de: Aachens Bischof drängt auf Dialog, Konsens und Veränderung (german)
  3. Aachener Nachrichten.de: Wie bedrohlich ist die Lage, Herr Bischof? (German), March 2019
  4. Domradio.de: Reformen im Blick, 11. Juni 2020
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