German Catholic Church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings
Berlin, Germany AP A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve blessings of same-sex unions. The three-day gathering, which is part of the “Synodal Path” launched in 2019 in response to the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the church in Germany and many other […]
Contentious German Catholic Church reform assembly opens last meeting
Berlin, Germany AP Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives gathered on Thursday for the final meeting of a potentially groundbreaking reform assembly that has been marked by tensions between liberalizers and conservatives and is drawing increasingly open opposition from the Vatican. The German process, dubbed the “Synodal Path,” was launched in 2019 in response to […]
Vatican puts brakes on progressive German Catholic movement
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican on Thursday slammed the brakes on a German progressive movement that aims to give lay Catholics a say in doctrinal matters such as homosexuality and women priests, saying this risked causing a schism in the universal Church. A short but stern statement said the so-called “Synodal Path” could not assume […]
Catholic Church in Germany: Benedict woes come as pressure grows on church reform
GEIR MOULSON, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing push for reform in the Catholic Church amid ongoing scandal over clergy sexual abuse…
Catholic Church in Germany: Cardinal’s resignation, refused by Pope, reinvigorates church reform
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service, takes at look at recent events in the Catholic Church in Germany…
Catholic Church: German bishops’ summit considers women and lay roles as answer to abuse crisis
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the resumption this week of deliberations among German Catholic bishops on some of the most controversial issues facing the church, not only in Germany, but across the globe…