Is Germany’s ‘synodal committee’ dead or alive?

As German bishops meet at the Vatican, what happened to their plan for change?

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This is shaping up to be a big week for German Catholicism.

On Wednesday, bishops and lay leaders will attend an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of the “synodal way” project. 

The inaugural plenary meeting of Germany’s synodal committee in Essen on Nov. 10, 2023. © Synodaler …