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Gay Civil Unions Sanctioned in Medieval Europe

Aug 27, 2007 15:54

By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Staff Writer ( Read more... )

culture, gay, europe, medieval, taboo, homosexuality, families, marriage, civil unions

Comments 5

icedink August 27 2007, 22:32:51 UTC

Here's where I make a random comment with no sources or even self-certainty to back me up.

I've long heard about such "brotherment" ceremonies in the Eastern Orthodox church, with lots of dispute about what they signified.

I have no idea which regions this pertained to (or the time frame), but as Orthodox Christian, definitely not-France: interesting to see it also present in Catholicism.

lalablue August 27 2007, 22:35:00 UTC

I just read this on MSN. I love this- one bread, one wine and one purse. It just speaks of love.

kenosis August 27 2007, 23:23:43 UTC

Priests in the Roman Catholic church were able to be married until the 11C (I think?) too.

icedink August 28 2007, 08:05:09 UTC

There wasn't really a decisive split in the church till the 11C :)

kenosis August 28 2007, 22:22:36 UTC

1054 is one of those non-events, in my mind, in the same way 476 was.