The Waldensian Evangelical Church on Friday became the first Protestant church in Italy to formally offer to "bless" same-sex couples in civil partnerships, a common practice in Protestant churches across Europe.
While same-sex couples in the country are not allowed to legally marry in a church, gay and lesbian couples will now be able to mark and celebrate their civil partnerships in a church service -- or "blessing" ceremony.
At least one partner must be a member of the Waldensian church however.
The move follows Italy's adoption in October 2016 of civil unions for gays and lesbians, which came despite the Catholic Church's opposition.
With that legislation, Italy became the last country in Western Europe to legally recognise same-sex relationships.
Gay marriage blessings are common in Protestant churches in the north of Europe, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.
>Gay marriage blessings are common in Protestant churches in the north of Europe, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.
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Mason Gonzalez
why is Sup Forums so obsessed with Italy today?
Juan Brown
D&C because we're immune to Jewish propaganda and our police confronts niggers
David Miller
bump
Kevin Evans
nah son. we hate faggots in these parts
Camden Thompson
Civil unions barely passed with very little support from the population, marriage has 0 chances of passing It's always protestants being degenerates, good thing they are nonexistent here
Adrian Smith
>p*otestants in Italy So around 300 peoplr max?
Benjamin Bailey
Serbia has a lesbian prime minister.
Robert Mitchell
Here at least Catholics are more accepting of gays than protestants.
Charles Watson
Doesn't really matter when the supreme court decided for you Also spics are degenerates
Caleb Murphy
Even if they get the marriage there is 0 (zero) chance they get to adopt
Adam Kelly
I don't think any place has adopted gay marriage without adoption for same sex parents. I don't think France has automatic 2 parent adoptions if you use a foreign surrogate, but that is more Catholic reticence over surrogacy, than adoption. Usually civil unions is the preferred euphemism for offering legal rights to gay couples that explicitly exclude adoption.
Tyler King
>I don't think any place has adopted gay marriage without adoption for same sex parents Yet
Eli Hughes
That is possible but I think, despite Catholicism, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy will be the most likely in Europe to adopt gay marriage over the next 10 years.
Aaron Murphy
already legal
Hunter Powell
No
Ryan Johnson
>tfw no spaghetti bf
Christopher Cruz
omg i'm tho exthited! all thothe thexy italianth
Dominic Lee
dunno. been invited to a gay marriage party in milan 1 year ago.wtf
