Pope Francis is granting proponents of a ‘liberal project’ in the Church ‘great freedom to sow doubt and confusion among the faithful, all the while condemning those who resist this project as ‘reactionaries,’’ Fr. Gerald Murray writes.
In a letter addressed to priests, deacons, and all pastoral employees of his diocese, Heiner Koch said that he would tolerate the decision of pastors to bless same-sex unions and not take 'disciplinary action' against them.
The participants protested against abortion and euthanasia. Several bishops and politicians gave speeches in support of life, including a member of the U.S. Democratic party.
Archbishop Ludwig Schick echoed comments made recently by Cardinal Marx and Germany's Synodal Path, calling for female ordination despite Church teaching prohibiting it.