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The country's 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 wound to ecclesial communion and a threat to the unity of the Church."

An unsigned Vatican warning to reform-minded German Catholics shows that the pope's 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.