CNA Deutsch reported that German Catholics were critical of the Synodal Way.
The organizers of Neuer Anfang (New Beginning) stated that they would “intervene courageously!” Stop the pseudo-democratic restructuring and demonetization of the Church! Protect the common faith Protect the weak from the violence of the apparatus.
Those who supported the controversial process stated that they were expecting from the Vatican “finally a sign of appreciation for the German Synodal Way,” according CNA Deutsch.
The Synodal Way, also known as Synodaler Weg in German and sometimes translated as Synodal Path, is an controversial process that aims to debate and pass resolutions on four topics: power in the Church, priesthood, women’s roles, and sexual morality.
Pope Francis, in 2019, warned about disunity in a letter to German Catholics.
Pope Francis also spoke in November about “not losing the faith of the people.”
He said that Germany has a strong Protestant church. I don’t want another one less than this one. “I want Catholics to be fraternally united with the Protestant Church.”
AC Wimmer is founding Editor-in-Chief of CNA Deutsch. He is a former senior executive at public broadcaster SBS, and he graduated from Monash University (Australia) and the University of Melbourne. He has also worked as a journalist around the world. The Australian of Bavarian origin was the Editor-in-Chief at the Archdiocese Munich newspaper before joining EWTN News.
