
Cost of Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ Remains a Mystery
The documents appeared to indicate that the project had so far cost more than 5.7 million euros (around $6 million).
The documents appeared to indicate that the project had so far cost more than 5.7 million euros (around $6 million).
The Sri Lankan cardinal discussed a wide variety of topics with the Register April 29.
COMMENTARY: A conflagration may very well engulf the Church within the next year, and there is no fire extinguisher now that Benedict XVI is in retirement.
The Russian man was sitting in the front yard of the parish when officers arrived, having previously damaged a fence and a flower bed.
Currently, women in Germany can procure an abortion by a doctor during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, following a compulsory counselling session.
Jesuit Cardinal Hollerich of Luxembourg and Bishop Bätzing of Limburg have both called for changes to the Church’s teaching on homosexuality in recent interviews.
The archdiocese said that the Pope had instructed the 65-year-old cardinal to resume his ministry on March 2.
In a letter published Feb. 22, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki questioned whether the initiative bringing together Germany’s bishops and laypeople was rooted in the Gospel.
The initiative describes itself as an association of theologians, philosophers and anthropologists who call for radical reform in the Catholic Church, but who do not consider the German Synodal Way a viable solution.
As of Jan. 5, the manifesto, published in 11 languages, has attracted the support of 5,832 signatories from Germany and other European countries.
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