German bishop accused of covering up abuse announces laywomen will administer baptism
Bishop Franz-Josef Bode also advocated for the ordination of married men to the priesthood, including those who hold professions as laymen.
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Articles tagged Franz-josef Bode
German bishop sees visit with Pope Francis as avenue to push agenda for women’s ordinations
Bishop Franz-Josef Bode plans to bring up women being ordained as deacons and eventually as priests during his fellow German bishops' ad limina visit.
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German bishop accused of promoting clerical sex abusers supports legal marijuana
The German bishop's permissive attitude is at odds with Catholic teaching, for using drugs, if not for strictly medical reasons, is contrary to the moral law.
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Report claims VP of German bishops conference knowingly promoted abusive priests
Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, a heterodox, pro-LGBT vice president of the German Synodal Path, enabled accused sex predators and allowed them to have access to young people, according to a report commissioned by his diocese.
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German diocese has women preaching at Mass as part of ‘week of action’
The Catholic Church generally forbids anyone but an ordained man (a priest or a deacon) to preach homilies.
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VP of German Bishops’ Conference: Christ ‘became a human being, not a man’
Bishop Franz-Josef Bode is the head of the 'synodal path' discussion forum on women.
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German bishops back women refusing to go to Sunday Mass to protest abuse crisis
The women’s strike, run by feminists, calls on women to refuse to enter Catholic churches for one week.
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German bishops’ vice president expects Amazon synod to propose married priests ‘with civil job’
Celibacy 'should be enriched by other priestly forms of life,' the bishop argues.
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VP of German Bishops Conference wants to bless homosexual couples
The bishop believes there to be 'much [that is] positive' in homosexual relationships.
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Women now fill 40 percent of diocesan pastoral leadership positions in Germany
The German Bishops' Conference has achieved a goal of increasing the number of women in leadership positions.
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