Catholic priests hold a ceremony blessing same-sex couples in defiance of a German archbishop

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Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Several Catholic priests held a ceremony blessing same-sex and also re-married couples outside Cologne Cathedral in a protest against the city's conservative archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)