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The countrys Catholic Church cannot initiate new official structures and doctrines, says unsigned declaration of the Holy See

German Catholic leaders of the “Synodal Path” have said that a rebuke from the Vatican is “a source of astonishment to us.

"In order to protect the freedom of the People of God and the exercise of the episcopal ministry, it seems necessary to clarify that the 'Synodal Path' in Germany does not have the faculty to oblige bishops and the faithful to assume new forms of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals. It would not be lawful to initiate in the dioceses, prior to an agreed understanding at the level of the universal Church, new official structures or doctrines, which would represent a...

An unsigned Vatican warning to reform-minded German Catholics shows that the popes attitude adjustment program has still not penetrated the culture of the Roman Curia

The Holy See rebuked the progressive "Synodal Path," which seeks more agency for lay members, saying it has no authority on doctrine. They warned that issues taken up by the group could split the Catholic Church.

The Vatican has issued a cautionary statement about the German bishops’ Synodal Path, saying that the initiative does not have authority to change Catholic doctrinal or moral teachings.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- It seems necessary to make it clear that the Synodal Path in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to assume new modes of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals, said an unsigned declaration of the Holy See. Released by the Vatican press office in German and Italian July 21, the declaration said the Catholic Church in Germany could not initiate new official structures or doctrines in the dioceses prior to an agreed understa

Marc Frings, the general secretary of the Central Committee of German Catholics, has said that a change in official Church teaching on homosexuality is “urgently required.

News: German 'synodal way'

The co-leader of the “Synodal Path” promoted by the German bishops’ conference has said that “a nationwide provision of the medical intervention of abortion must be ensured.