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German bishop confronts theologian for claiming Catholics against gender equality are racist – Catholic World Report

Passau, Germany, Apr 26, 2021 / 16:01 pm (CNA). A German professor of theology and advocate for the ordination of women to the priesthood has come under criticism for claiming it was “racist” to oppose “equality” in the Church. In turn, a bishop speaking up against her accusations has drawn the public ire of a German politician and former ambassador to the Holy See, who attacked the bishop for suggesting an open, considered debate. Addressing a digital “women’s forum” organized by the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart April 17, Johanna Rahner said that anyone who did not advocate “equal rights for women” in the Church was a “racist”,  CNA Deutsch, the German partner agency of CNA reported.

Christian Churches in Germany prepare for Ecumenical Convention

Christian Churches in Germany prepare for Ecumenical Convention Germany s Christian Churches prepare for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT). By Lisa Zengarini Christian Churches in Germany are preparing for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT - Church convention, ed), scheduled from 13 to 16 May in Frankfurt. The event, which will be the largest ecumenical gathering in the country this year, will take place in a virtual mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lively digital celebration of faith According to bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg , president of the German Bishops Conference (DBK),  and bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Ekd), both the Catholic and the Evangelical Church expect a “lively digital celebration of faith” during the gathering.

Head of Central Committee of German Catholics won t seek reelection

Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, is pictured during the organization s plenary assembly in Bonn, April 23, 2021. (CNS photo/KNA/Harald Oppitz) BONN, Germany Thomas Sternberg, 69, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, announced April 23 he will not seek reelection to the post in November. Sternberg assumed the highest office of Germany s Catholic lay organization in 2015. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported the organization will be forced to find new leadership in the midst of some upheaval. The organization is currently in the middle of dealing with the issue of clergy sexual abuse in the church. Catholic laypeople in the Archdiocese of Cologne recently called for a local synod to address the ongoing crisis surrounding how abuse was handled in Germany s most populous diocese.

Synodaler Weg: Frau soll Zentralkomitee der deutschen Katholiken anführen

Synodaler Weg: Frau soll Zentralkomitee der deutschen Katholiken anführen
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