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German ‘synodal way’

New clash shows strains in Germany’s ‘synodal coalition’

German lay Catholics say bishops aren't taking synodality seriously enough

Luke Coppen
May 29, 2024
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Germany’s influential lay Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) issued a stern warning Tuesday to the country’s bishops.

The four members of the German synodal way’s executive committee at a March 11, 2023, press conference in Frankfurt. © Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner.

The ZdK, which co-sponsored Germany’s “synodal way,” accused the bishops …

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