 followers of other religions can receive divine grace, it is also certain that "objectively speaking" they are in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the Church, have the fullness of the means of salvation.The deliberate omission of the "filioque" clause ("and the Son"), an article of Catholic Faith, in the first paragraph is seen by some as an outreach to the Greek Orthodox Church which has been in conflict with the Latin Catholic Church over its addition to the Nicene Creed for about one thousand years, although the Filioque clause confirms the inherent ordered nature of The Blessed Trinity,

After the German reunification the united German government decided to merge the abortion laws.It would be legal within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy but only after the woman received counseling on her decision.If she still decided to proceed she would have to present a certificate saying she had completed the counseling sessions.