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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

28,000 German Catholics sign petition against pro-LGBT school curriculum endorsed by bishops

The lay-led petition highlights concerns over school teaching on marriage, gender ideology, and parental rights, accusing the bishop-backed guidelines of contradicting core Church teachings.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Mar 24, 2026

German bishop rejects heretical Synodal Way proposals: ‘I cannot go along’

German Bishop Stefan Oster is defying the 'reform demands' of the Synodal Way, including proposals for blessings for gay couples and women deacons.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Feb 6, 2026

Two more German bishops reject pro-LGBT ‘sex ed’ school document from episcopal conference

The three bishops are known as vocal critics of the German Synodal Way, which seeks to change immutable Church doctrine on marriage, sexuality, and human anthropology.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Nov 18, 2025

German Bishop Oster denounces pro-LGBT Catholic school guidelines as ‘Gnosticism’

Bishop Stefan Oster rebuked the German bishops’ new pro-LGBT school guidelines, arguing they break with Church teaching and promote a secular view of humanity that undermines the faith.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Nov 11, 2025

German chancellor’s support for radical pro-abortion judge sparks massive outrage

Chancellor Friedrich Merz drew widespread criticism for endorsing Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, a far-left candidate to Germany’s top court who claimed that unborn babies do not have ‘human dignity.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 10, 2025Jul 16, 2025

Pope Francis picks notorious pro-LGBT clerics to participate in October Synod on Synodality

The papal appointments for the October Synod on Synodality assembly include Cardinals McElroy of San Diego, Cupich of Chicago, and Gregory of Washington, D.C. and Father James Martin.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jul 7, 2023Aug 17, 2023

German prelate explains why seven bishops asked Rome for ‘clarification’ on intercommunion

The Eucharist 'essentially express our whole understanding of the Faith and of the Church.'

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Maike Hickson

• Apr 12, 2018Jun 18, 2021

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Articles tagged Stefan Oster

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

28,000 German Catholics sign petition against pro-LGBT school curriculum endorsed by bishops

German bishop rejects heretical Synodal Way proposals: ‘I cannot go along’

Two more German bishops reject pro-LGBT ‘sex ed’ school document from episcopal conference

German Bishop Oster denounces pro-LGBT Catholic school guidelines as ‘Gnosticism’

German chancellor’s support for radical pro-abortion judge sparks massive outrage

Pope Francis picks notorious pro-LGBT clerics to participate in October Synod on Synodality

German prelate explains why seven bishops asked Rome for ‘clarification’ on intercommunion