Bishop Georg Bätzing at the closing press conference of the spring plenary meeting of the German bishops’ conference. / Martin Rothweiler/EWTN.TV.
CNA Staff, Mar 1, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
Despite repeated warnings from the Vatican, a letter by .
The German Bishops Conference (DBK) is holding its springtime meeting in Dresden this week, (27 February-2 March).67 Bishops are taking take part in the assembly. The main topic is the Universal Church s synodal process launched by Pope Francis in 2021, and the parallel German C.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Germany wants to create a Synodal Council out of both clerics and lay people, but the Vatican has declared its rejection of this plan.
Bishop Georg Bätzing has told reporters that the German bishops conference will proceed with the formation of a Synodal Council, despite clear opposition from the Vatican.