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German ‘synodal way’

8 bishops absent as Germany’s synodal committee meets

The committee will seek to implement the synodal way's resolutions.

Luke Coppen
Nov 10, 2023
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Eight out of Germany’s 27 diocesan bishops missed Friday’s inaugural meeting of a committee designed to implement the decisions of the country’s “synodal way.”

Germany's synodal committee holds its inaugural meeting in Erfurt on Nov. 10, 2023. © Synodaler Weg/Matthias Kopp.

Four of the bishops are boycotting the body known as the synodal committee, while four others were absent due to other commitments.

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