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German priests do not support Synodal Way, new study finds

Cardinal Reinhard Marx. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch CNA Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 12:56 pm (CNA). Priests in Germany are not supportive of the controversial German Synodal Way, according to a new study commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference. The study, officially titled “Who Becomes a Priest?”, found that priests are “alienated from the […]

Pope Francis praises historic council in China as ‘an authentic synodal journey’

Pope Francis delivers a video message to the conference “100 Years Since the ‘Concilium Sinense’” at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. / Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2024 / 13:57 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has praised the Catholic Church’s first council in China 100 years ago as […]

German Priests Do Not Support Synodal Way, New Study Finds

Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch Cardinal Reinhard Marx. Researchers contacted all of the 847 priests who were ordained between 2010 and 2021 in Germany to take part in the study. “In total, a representative sample of 17.8% took part.”

German Priests Do Not Support Synodal Way, New Study Finds…

Priests in Germany are not supportive of the controversial German Synodal Way, according to a new study commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference. The study, officially titled “Who Becomes a Priest?”, found that priests are “alienated from the concerns of Church reform,” lead author Matthias Sellmann said on May 17.

The Gifts of the Holy Ghost (2): The Gift of Understanding

While the Church and her children celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Ghost during this octave of Pentecost, FSSPX.News offers an opportunity to discover a little better these seven gifts granted by God’s goodness to our souls in order to sanctify them. After discovering why this sanctification bears the name of gift or spirit, let us […]