Head of German Catholic Bishops: ‘I Do Not Deny Communion to a Protestant Who Asks For it’ ncregister.com

The president of the German Catholic bishops’ conference said on Thursday that he would continue to give Holy Communion to Protestants who ask for it.

Bishop Georg Bätzing told journalists at a press conference on Feb. 25 that it was necessary to respect the “personal decision of conscience” of those seeking to receive Communion.

CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, reported that Bishop Bätzing was responding to a question about a controversial proposal for a “Eucharistic meal fellowship” between Catholics and Protestants…

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