Vatican draws new red lines in dispute over church reforms in Germany
The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Germany wants to create a Synodal Council out of both clerics and lay people, but the Vatican has declared its rejection of this plan.
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The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Germany wants to create a Synodal Council out of both clerics and lay people, but the Vatican has declared its rejection of this plan.
Four women who have been participating as delegates in the German bishops’ Synodal Path initiative had dropped out of the effort, citing the attacks on Church teachings and the dangers of schism.
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, archbishop of Luxembourg (left) and Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 14, 2023 / 07:40 am (CNA). A key organizer of the Synod on Synodality says...
Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics. / zdk.de. Prague, Czech Republic, Feb 8, 2023 / 11:10 am (CNA). A leader of the controversial German Synodal Way said in a speech at Europe’s synod meeting Wednesday tha...
Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that top Vatican officials said would supersede the authority of the country's bishops' conference, according to a letter from the officials published on January 23.