Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki Archives

German cardinal criticizes parishes replacing Sunday Mass with Liturgy of the Word

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki denounced the trend of churches in Germany ‘doing everything to become independent of the priest,’ calling such attitudes ‘no longer Catholic.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026

Cardinal Woelki refuses to attend last assembly of heretical Synodal Way

‘For me, the Synodal Way is over,’ Cardinal Rainer Woelki said, adding that he does not belief the assembly has authority to evaluate individual bishops and dioceses.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 27, 2026Jan 28, 2026

German priests defy Church teaching, ‘bless’ same-sex unions outside faithful cardinal’s cathedral

The 'blessings' were an act of protest against Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the Archbishop of Cologne who has upheld Catholic sexual teaching in opposition to the majority of German bishops.

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Louis Knuffke

• Sep 21, 2023Sep 22, 2023

Over 500,000 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022 amid sex abuse scandals, Synodal Way

According to the German Bishops’ Conference's annual statistical report, a record 522,821 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022, reducing the overall Catholic population to under 25 percent of the nation.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023

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German cardinal criticizes parishes replacing Sunday Mass with Liturgy of the Word

Cardinal Woelki refuses to attend last assembly of heretical Synodal Way

German priests defy Church teaching, ‘bless’ same-sex unions outside faithful cardinal’s cathedral

Over 500,000 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022 amid sex abuse scandals, Synodal Way