Will the German Bishops Defy Pope Francis? All Eyes Are on Augsburg to Find Out
ANALYSIS: The German bishops are expected to decide on taking the next step toward a Synodal Council that has been forbidden by the Vatican.
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Confronting Controversy: German-Polish Bishops’ Dialogue Highlights Synodal Way Tensions
The German prelate roundly criticized the Polish archbishop for raising several serious concerns about the controversial German process with Pope Francis.
German Bishops’ President Rebukes Pope Francis for Criticism of Synodal Way
Bishop Bätzing was referring to comments Pope Francis made about the Synodal Way, among other subjects, in a wide-ranging interview last week with the Associated Press.
German Bishop Dismisses Vatican Concerns Over a Permanent Synodal Council
The president of the German Bishops’ Conference said he welcomed a new letter from the Vatican detailing concerns about the push for a permanent synodal council — a new controlling body of the Church in Germany.
A ‘Dirty Schism’ in Germany? As Synodal Way Nears Conclusion, Lay Group Warns of ‘Worst Possible’ Outcome
NEWS ANALYSIS: Without decisive intervention from Rome, faithful Catholics in Germany are likely to be pushed ‘underground,’ cautions New Beginning
Dominican Theologian to German Bishop Bätzing: Support for ‘Gay Agenda’ Is ‘Modernist Heresy’
In a press conference in Rome, Bishop Bätzing told journalists that ‘we want to be Catholic in a different way.’
Public Spat Between German Bishop, Swiss Cardinal Leads to Private Meeting in Rome
Bishop Georg Bätzing sat down with Cardinal Kurt Koch on Oct. 4 to apparently clear the air over what the German Bätzing had called a ‘totally unacceptable gaffe’ by the Vatican cardinal.
Pope Francis Told Bishop Bätzing: We Don’t Need 2 Evangelical Churches in Germany
Pope Francis also discussed the future of the embattled German Cardinal Rainer Woelki, who has faced intense pressure to step down as head of the Cologne archdiocese.
German Bishops’ President Responds to Letter Warning of Schism Risk in Synodal Path
The synodal assembly has voted in favor of documents calling for the priestly ordination of women same-sex blessings, and changes to teaching on homosexual acts.
