4 German bishops: ‘Synodal way’ at odds with global process

Cardinal Woel­ki and Bishops Han­ke, Oster, and Voderholzer contrasted the German initiative’s methods and goals with those of Rome

Four German bishops said Monday that the country’s controversial “synodal way” was not advancing “hand in hand” with the global synodal process.

Members of Germany’s ‘synodal committee’ meet in Mainz on June 14-15, 2024. © Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Ewelina Sowa.

In a Nov. 4 joint statement, the four diocesan bishops criticized the German synodal way in l…