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Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops conference, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 24, 2021. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Jun 14, 2022 / 04:55 am (CNA).Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he told the leader of Germany s Catholic bishops that the country already had "a very good Evangelical Church" and "we don t need two."The pope recalled his remark to Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops conference, during a conversation with the editors of Jesuit journals. The dialogue, which also touched on the war in Ukraine and opposition to Vatican II, was published in La Civiltà Cattolica on June 14 but was conducted on May 19.The pope was asked what he thought of the German "Synodal Way," a controversial multi-year gathering of bishops and lay people to discuss four main topics: the way power is exercised in the Church; the priesthood; the role of women; and sexual morality.Participants have v ....
Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres. / Diocese of Arecibo.Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Apr 28, 2022 / 22:34 pm (CNA).Four priests of the Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico say they were told that Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago made a secret apostolic visit there prior to the removal of Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres, an investigation by ACI Prensa has found.Pope Francis dismissed Torres on March 9. The Vatican has not given any explanation for Torres ouster, though Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has said the move was made due to "insubordination to the Pope."The four priests spoke to ACI Prensa, CNA s Spanish-language sister news agency, on condition of anonymity, for fear of reprisals. The Archdiocese of Chicago did not respond to ACI Prensa s requests for comment.The priests told the news agency that days after Torres dismissal, they were summoned with other clergy of the diocese to a meeting with Arecibo s apostolic administrator, Bishop Eme ....