Cardinals Ladaria, Ouellet outline concerns about German Synodal Path
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Top Vatican officials expressed concern that, with the Synodal Path, the German bishops were giving up their role as shepherds and allowing participants to adopt positions in contrast to the faith of the universal church, particularly regarding sexuality and women's ordination. The bishops met Nov. 18 with the heads of Vatican dicasteries to discuss the Synodal Path, which the German bishops' conference and the Central Committee of German Catholics launched in 2019 in resp