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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Cdl. Müller shines a light on problems with Pope Francis’ agenda for the Church in new book
'Francis is closer to climate change and globalization. He has another approach. He has said theology is not so necessary.'
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German bishop announces new guidelines forcing priests to accept homosexuality, transgenderism
Mathias von Gersdorff, head of the German office of the traditional Catholic organization TFP, wrote on Twitter that '(Bishop Georg) Bätzing breaks definitively with Catholic morals and FORCES also pastors, diocesan institutions to do it.'
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Cdl. Pell called Synod on Synodality a ‘toxic nightmare’ just before he died
Pell expressed his criticism of the Synod in an article that was published on January 11 in the British 'The Spectator' magazine.
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Benedict’s death may clear the way for Francis to name ultra-liberal German bishop head of Vatican doctrine office
Pope Benedict ‘was shocked about the heterodoxy of the candidate and ... saw such a prefect as a betrayal of his heritage.’
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Pope Francis to appoint heterodox German bishop as Church’s doctrine chief: reports
Sources confirm the 'real possibility' that Bishop Heiner Wilmer, a supporter of the German Synodal Path, will become the new Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Priest urges German bishops to scrap plans for ‘ordination’ of women: ‘Undermines true Catholic faith’
'I am truly disturbed at this ploy to turn against our Catholic faith, Holy Mother Church, and ultimately Christ Himself,' writes Father Tyler Johnson.
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German bishop: Homosexual ‘attraction’ and ‘lovemaking’ not an ‘aberration’
'We cannot give homosexual people the answer that their feelings are unnatural and that they must therefore live celibate lives. As a Church, we have to answer these questions in a new way,' said Bishop Helmut Dieser.
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Pro-LGBT German bishop authorizes 13 women to perform baptisms due to ‘lack of priests’
In 2021, there were 141,929 baptisms in Germany and 12,280 priests.
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Head of German bishops angered after cardinal compares Synodal Path to Protestantism during Nazi era
Cardinal Kurt Koch provoked anger among German Catholic progressivists after he drew comparison between the German Synodal Path and certain Protestant groups during the time of National Socialism, since both of them were trying to adapt their faith to the zeitgeist of their era.
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