Editing President of Germany (section)

===Pardons and honours===
According to Article 60 (2) of the German Constitution, the president has the power to pardon. This means the president "has the authority to revoke or commute penal or disciplinary sentences in individual cases. The federal president cannot, however, issue an amnesty waiving or commuting sentences for a whole category of offenses. That requires a law enacted by the Bundestag in conjunction with the Bundesrat. Due to the federal structure of Germany the federal president is only responsible for dealing with certain criminal matters (e.g. espionage and terrorism) and disciplinary proceedings against federal civil servants, federal judges, and soldiers".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article: Official functions|url=http://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/Role-and-Functions/WorkInGermany/OfficialFunctions/officialfunctions-node.html|access-date=21 February 2023|website=Der Bundespräsident|language=en-EN}}</ref>

It is customary that the federal president becomes the honorary godparent of the seventh child in a family if the parents wish it. They also send letters of congratulations to centenarians and long-time married couples.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article: Anniversaries and honorary godparenthood |url=https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/Role-and-Functions/WorkInGermany/AnniversariesAndHonoraryGodparenthood/anniversariesandhonorarygodparenthood-node.html|access-date=21 August 2023|website=Der Bundespräsident}}</ref>