Study: Young German priests reject synodal way priorities
The survey showed limited support for women priests, married clergy, and more power for lay people.
An in-depth study of Germany’s younger priests has found they have limited interest in the changes to the Catholic Church advocated by the country’s controversial “synodal way.”
The study, published May 17, asked priests ordained between 2010 and 2021 to say how they believed the Catholic Church should be reformed. The majority did n…