A report commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference, known as the “MHG Study,” has been obtained by media outlets Spiegel Online and Die Ziet, and the findings are staggering: between 1946 and 2014, there were a reported 3,677 cases of …
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German Bishops Publish Confidential CDF Letter As Sent to Them on 10 April 2018
When yesterday finally publishing their controversial intercommunion guidelines, the German bishops also published eight documents related to the discussion with Rome about this text. Among them is the first letter written by the Chief of Doctrine, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, which …
1P5 Minute – 6-27-2018: Those Zany German Bishops
Those whacky German bishops are at it again! This time, they’ve released their handout promoting intercommunion after being forbidden to do so by the CDF by simply saying it’s not an official document of their episcopal conference. In this 1P5 …
German Bishops Publish Intercommunion Handout with a Rhetorical Trick
Photo courtesy Paul Badde (EWTN) Today, the German bishops have published their very controversial pastoral handout which allows Protestant spouses of Catholics, in certain cases, to receive Holy Communion. Since Pope Francis, on 21 June, objected to a national bishops’ …
German Bishops’ VP: If Pope Allows Married Priests in Amazon, We Want them Too
The German bishops’ vice president, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, is now announcing that the German bishops would – and should likewise – ask the pope for a special permission for the ordination of “viri probati” (married proven men to be ordained …
CDF, Pope Reject Intercommunion Handout of German Bishops’ Conference
As the Austrian Catholic news website Kath.net reports today, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – with explicit approval of Pope Francis – rejected the 22 February 2018 pastoral handout concerning the admittance, in individual cases, of Protestant spouses …
Theologian: Seven German Bishops Show Mistrust Against Cardinal Marx and the Pope
In the wake of the 4 April revelation that seven German bishops have turned to the Vatican in protest against the recent decision of the German Bishops’ Conference in favor of intercommunion for Protestant spouses of Catholics, Ulrich Ruh, a …
Seven German Bishops Appeal to Vatican Against Intercommunion
In an unusual move, seven German bishops have now protested against the 22 February decision of the German Bishops’ Conference to allow, in some cases, Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Holy Communion. This move comes without previously informing Cardinal …
Cardinal Brandmüller on the German Bishops’ New “Wholly Dishonest Ploy”
In the wake of Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s recent strong rebuttal of the German bishops’ decision to admit Protestant spouses of Catholics, in individual cases, to Holy Communion, it is now Cardinal Walter Brandmüller who takes his own stance with regard …
German Bishops’ Website: Considering Cardinal Kasper as a “Pope Maker”
Cardinal Walter Kasper is turning 85. On this occasion, Katholisch.de, the news site of the German bishops quotes Anette Schavan – the German Ambassador to the Holy See – who once described Kasper in his presence as “pope maker.” To …