German Bishops Halt Move Toward Establishing a Synodal Council, at Vatican's Request
The development comes after the DBK received a letter from the Vatican on the same day.
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Resisting the Zeitgeist
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: We must pray for the Church in Germany and for the members of the ‘Synodal Way,’ that they take to heart the unity of Catholic teaching.
Synod on Synodality: Following a Different Path
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: As the Church sets out on the global Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis, it would do well to avoid taking the same route as Germany’s horrendous ‘Synodal Path.’
German ‘Synodal Way’ Extended to 2023 as Assembly Ends Abruptly After Votes on Sexual Morality, Priesthood
The synodal assembly ended earlier than expected on Saturday afternoon after Bishop Bätzing asked organizers to count whether the meeting had a quorum of 154 participants after many departed early.
Cardinal Kasper on German Synod: ‘Many Wonder Whether All This Is Still Entirely Catholic’
In a Sept. 17 lecture in Rome, the German cardinal said the German path deviated from Vatican II, especially in the area of “the sacramental understanding of the Church and the episcopate.”
Pope Francis Receives Bishop Bätzing, Reportedly Encourages German Synodal Path
In a statement, the head of the German bishops’ conference said the Pope called on the Church in Germany to “help shape the path of synodality” for the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the universal Church.
Archbishop Cordileone Supports Archbishop Aquila’s Call for Repentance for German Synodal Path
Archbishop Cordileone said Archbishop Aquila’s letter “reminds me of the forthright way St. Paul spoke to the Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians and others.”
Archbishop Aquila: Germany’s Synodal Path Needs Repentance, Belief, Truth
In a 15-page commentary on the fundamental text produced by the first forum of the German Catholic Synodal Path, Archbishop Aquila warned that the first basic text offers “selective and misleading” interpretations of Church teaching.
Father Weinandy: ‘If the German Synodal Way is Not Heading for Schism, It Has Fooled a Lot of People’
Bishop Bätzing, who has previously supported blessings of homosexual unions, said last month that the event was not a “helpful sign.”
Brett Kavanaugh, German Synod Plans (Sept. 21)
New accusations of sexual misconduct have been made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and it did not take long for their credibility to be called into question. Has the political atmosphere grown even darker in Washington, DC? This week on Register Radio we talk to Register Senior Editor Joan Desmond for the latest. Plus, the German bishops are pushing ahead with their plan for a special synodal assembly that could transform the Church in Germany and even beyond. We get all the details from Edward Pentin, Register Rome correspondent.
