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Catholic laypeople in Germany demand local synod


Catholic laypeople in Germany demand local synod
In the wake of reports on how clergy sex abuse was handled, laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese want more of a say
Updated: April 22, 2021 05:33 AM GMT
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Germany s Cologne Cathedral.
Catholic laypeople in the Archdiocese of Cologne have called for a local synod to address the ongoing crisis in Germany s most populous diocese.
We must make every effort to reestablish a genuine dialogue between the cardinal, senior members of the diocesan leadership and the grassroots of the church, said Tim-O. Kurzbach, president of the Cologne archdiocesan council of Catholics.
However, the German Catholic news agency KNA reported a spokeswoman for the archdiocese said that, under church law, a local synod would not allow the broad participation of the faithful that currently exists in the diocesan Pastoral Way Forward. ....

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