German Bishop Must Face Vatican Investigation, Abuse Council Demands
Under pressure for months to resign following the findings of a study that he has mishandled cases of sexual abuse, Bishop Bode has so far refused to step down.
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German Bishops-Backed Website Unwittingly Parodies the Country’s Church
It is a challenge to find an article on Katholisch.de that isn’t seemingly desperate to push the narrative that the Church must change in some heterodox way, especially regarding sexual immorality
German Bishops Relax Restrictions for Same-Sex, Divorced-Remarried Church Employees
The new legislation means that, whereas in the past, lay employees had to agree to a moral code, now such issues are viewed as a private matter, and the Church as an employer will pay no attention to them.
Religion is ‘Interruption,’ Not Continuity, German Bishops’ President Says
This year’s fall plenary meeting of the German bishops is overshadowed by the recent turbulent meeting of the Synodal Way and the abuse report in the Osnabrück diocese with strongly incriminating statements about Bishop Franz-Josef Bode.
German Bishop, Accused of Abuse, Found to Have Helped Wanted Pedophile Priests Escape to Latin America
The report lists 16 allegations and indications of sexual abuse against Bishop Stehle.
German Bishops’ President Asserts ‘The Need to Develop the Church’s Teaching’
The assembly of the synodal path has voted in favor of documents calling for the priestly ordination of women, same-sex blessings, and changes to teaching on homosexual acts.
UPDATE: Prelates From South America and Asia Sign Letter of Fraternal Correction to German Bishops
Six continents are now represented, an important step for an effort that seeks to build international consensus.
Full Text: ‘Fraternal Open Letter of Correction’ Issued to German Bishops
Since the letter's publication, 11 more bishops have added their names.
The German Synodal Path: An Explainer
The approved drafts have fueled worries that the Church in Germany is steadily moving toward schism.
Influential German Lay Catholic Reveals Radical Goals, Methods of Synodal Way
Thomas Sternberg said it is ‘unfortunate’ that the Synodal Way has received ‘such disruptive criticism’ by Catholics opposed to women’s ordination, same-sex unions and fundamental reform of the Church’s sacramental and hierarchical nature.
