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Germany’s synodal assembly a step to rebuilding Church’s credibility
- Jan 20, 2020
Catholic leaders in Germany have compiled responses from lay Catholics in areas related to who holds power in the Church, sexual morals, the role of priests and the place of women in church offices in preparation for an upcoming synodal assembly to debate church reforms.
German bishop dampens hopes of shared Communion
- Jan 10, 2020
Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg voiced skepticism about a recent proposal by German theologians for Catholics and Protestants to reciprocally open access to Communion.
German Catholics complete final preparations for ‘synodal way’
- Dec 11, 2019
German Catholics insisted their national “synodal way” reform consultation will have an impact on the Church worldwide, as final preparations were completed for the consultation’s first plenary in January.
German Catholics praise Father Johann Metz, theologian, dead at 91
- Dec 7, 2019
German-speaking Catholics paid tribute to Father Johann Baptist Metz, the veteran theologian who died Dec. 2 in Munster, Germany, at age 91.
German ‘synodal way’ is rapid response to abuse scandal, conference says
- Sep 20, 2019
The bishops of Germany, reacting to an independent study of the extent of clerical sexual abuse in their country and its possible causes, chose to initiate a “synodal” process that was not a synod or a plenary council.
Vatican officials offer guidance for German Church gathering
- Sep 13, 2019
The German bishops’ plans for a two-year process of consultation and deliberation on key issues facing the Catholic Church must conform to universal church law and must be approved by the pope, said the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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