The elephant in Augsburg: Bishops to weigh synodal committee’s fate

While there's no mention of the 'synodal committee' in the official preview of the German bishops' meeting next week, it's the hot topic on the agenda

When Germany’s bishops gather in the city of Augsburg Monday, there will be an elephant in the room.

The Basilica of Sts. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg, Germany. Gnomad by Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The metaphorical pachyderm is a body known as the “synodal committee,” which met for the first time in November 2023. The committee, composed of diocesan bishops…