Overview
- The Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia said the pastor has been subjected to massive online abuse and stated it stands with her.
- Church officials clarified that the ceremony cannot count as a marriage in church records because a civil certificate is a prerequisite for an official wedding.
- Bishop Christian Stäblein said claims of polygamy tied to the event are groundless in this context.
- Provost Christina-Maria Bammel reiterated that evangelical weddings bless the union of two loving people.
- Reporting identifies the pastor as Lena Müller, who offered a spontaneous blessing at a pop-up event after the men requested it, noting that multi-person relationships are legal in Germany but multi-party civil marriages are not.