Vatican weighs in on German plan for governing 'council' of laity and bishops

The Vatican has issued its latest salvo in the ongoing tension over Church governance in Germany.

Senior Vatican officials have notified the bishops of Germany that they are not empowered to create a proposed legislative body made up of clergy and laity, which would act as a governing body for the whole Church in the country.

“We wish to make it clear that neither the Synodal Path, nor any body established by it, nor any Episcopal Conference has the …