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Faithful Catholics beg Pope Leo to stop official recognition of Germany’s Synodal Way

Pro Fide Ecclesiae, co-founded by Bishop Marian Eleganti, warned plans to recognize Germany’s ‘Synodal Conference’ would ‘permanently alter the hierarchical constitution of the Church.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 21, 2026

New group co-founded by Bishop Eleganti seeks to challenge German Synodal Way

The newly established Pro Fide Ecclesiae association aims to oppose doctrinal confusion and give a voice to Catholics resisting the reforms promoted by the German Synodal Way.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 15, 2026

Pope Leo’s pick to lead German diocese proposes scrapping priestly celibacy

Bishop Christian Würtz, who supported the Synodal Way's push for homosexual 'blessings,' says he is open to abolishing mandatory priestly celibacy as part of ‘synodal’ talks.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 14, 2026

Cardinal Kasper warns the Church in Germany is in ‘deep crisis’

The 93-year-old cardinal contrasted Europe’s religious decline with Africa’s growing Catholic population and urged Church leaders to refocus on proclaiming faith in God.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jun 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026

German bishop: Synodal Way created ‘pressure’ on bishops, risked ‘tearing the Church apart’

Bishop Stefan Oster says the Synodal Way process ‘intensified divisions’ among German bishops and sought to cross doctrinal ‘boundaries’ on anthropology and the sacraments.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Catholic AfD politician says party based on ‘Christian values,’ slams Synodal Way

Nicole Höchst, AfD religious spokesperson and a practicing Catholic, said the party follows ‘Christian values’ and blasted the German bishops over positions that are ‘not Roman Catholic.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• May 6, 2026

Cardinal Marx: Pope Leo XIV ‘stands in clear continuity with Pope Francis’

Cdl. Reinhard Marx, who recently made headlines for promoting same-sex ‘blessings,’ praised Leo XIV's first year, citing a commitment to peace and the poor ‘in continuity with Pope Francis.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Cdl. Marx’s same-sex ‘blessing’ guide made ‘in consultation with Rome,’ heterodox theologian claims

Lay theologian Thomas Söding said he sees ‘no contradiction’ between Pope Leo XIV and Cdl. Marx, asserting the German blessing guidelines preserve a distinction from sacramental marriage.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 28, 2026Apr 29, 2026

Cardinal Marx blames ‘coordinated reactionaries’ online for opposition to Synodal Way

Cardinal Reinhard Marx said a ‘reactionary camp’ of Catholics, especially in the United States, are running ‘coordinated’ social media campaigns against Germany's Synodal Way.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026

Fr. Heimerl: Pope Francis marks the fulfillment of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s ‘dark church’ prophecy

According to German mystic Anne Catherine Emmerich, the ‘after-church’ will not be a counter-church or a schismatic church, but the Catholic Church itself because it is increasingly distancing itself from Christ.

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Fr. Joachim Heimerl

• Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 2026

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Faithful Catholics beg Pope Leo to stop official recognition of Germany’s Synodal Way

New group co-founded by Bishop Eleganti seeks to challenge German Synodal Way

Pope Leo’s pick to lead German diocese proposes scrapping priestly celibacy

Cardinal Kasper warns the Church in Germany is in ‘deep crisis’

German bishop: Synodal Way created ‘pressure’ on bishops, risked ‘tearing the Church apart’

Cardinal Marx: Pope Leo XIV ‘stands in clear continuity with Pope Francis’

Cdl. Marx’s same-sex ‘blessing’ guide made ‘in consultation with Rome,’ heterodox theologian claims

Cardinal Marx blames ‘coordinated reactionaries’ online for opposition to Synodal Way

Fr. Heimerl: Pope Francis marks the fulfillment of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s ‘dark church’ prophecy