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The four bishops, including Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, instead appealed for unity with the universal Church. 

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The dual marches drew thousands and were met with both enthusiasm and confrontation as counterdemonstrators attempted to disrupt the events. 

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg was among those present in Berlin, signaling the Church’s commitment to the cause.

BONN, Germany (OSV News) -- Four bishops have for the time being put the brakes on plans to continue the reform process of the Catholic Church in Germany. The German Bishops Conference must now look for alternative funding for the planned synodal committee, which was to put the Synodal Path on a permanent footing, the KNA news agency reported. The committee was to prepare a Synodal Council in which bishops and laypeople would jointly discuss and decide on matters concerning the Catholic Churc

The reform process is to lead to a permanent Synodal Council in 2026 through an intermediate step in the form of a synodal committee

The bishops who voted against same-sex blessings were Bishops Bertram Meier, Gregor Maria Hanke, Rudolf Voderholzer, and Stefan Oster, and Auxiliary Bishops Dominikus Schwaderlapp, Josef Graf, Matthias Heinrich, Rolf Steinhäuser, and Florian Wörner.

The Vatican has significantly limited the scope for church reforms in Germany. A letter from Rome which became public on Monday evening rejected the establishment of so-called Synodal Councils.

Vatican warns that Synodal Path talks raise risk of schism

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer speaks at a press conference on June 22, 2020. / Diocese of Regensburg. CNA Newsroom, Sep 5, 2022 / 07:18 am (CNA). The director of the Benedict XVI Institute in Regensburg, Germany, says a "healthy defense of the Fait...