Pope forbids permanent ‘Synodal Council’ in Germany while bishops’ conference president remains defiant
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg scoffed at the instructions, calling any concerns 'unfounded.'
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Articles tagged Cardinal Marc Ouellet
Cdl. Ouellet sues woman for defamation after she claimed he sexually assaulted her
The accusations against the cardinal are part of a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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Former co-leader of German Synodal Way explains tactics used to stop Vatican from intervening
Professor Thomas Sternberg, who started the Synodal Way in 2019 with Cardinal Reinhard Marx, said that Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, attempted 'to stop the whole thing' in the beginning.
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Cdl. Müller slams Synodal Way as ‘openly heretical and schismatic’ after German bishops visit Rome
Proponents of the German 'Synodal Way' are 'propagandists of a secularized church that has distanced itself from Christ, who want to cast out the violations of the natural and revealed anthropology and sexual morality by destroying it,' writes Cardinal Müller.
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Traditional French bishop targeted by Vatican will no longer accept new religious communities
The announcement raises the question of whether Bishop Dominique Rey is caving to unjust orders, but things are more complex than that.
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Pope Francis says there are ‘insufficient elements’ to launch investigation into Cdl. Ouellet
'Having completed the preliminary investigation entrusted by the Pope to Fr. Jacques Servais, S.I., the conclusion of which was that there are no elements to initiate a trial against Cardinal Ouellet for sexual assault,' the Vatican said Thursday.
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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit
The accusation against Cardinal Ouellet represents just one of the 101 alleged victims part of a class-action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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