Pope taps brakes on German bishops’ ‘Synodal Way’ until universal Church considers proposals lifesitenews.com

After the Vatican clarified today in a statement to the German bishops that the “Synodal Way” could not operate on its own apart from the Holy See without violating ecclesial communion, it then indicated that the proposals of the German prelates should be “incorporated into the synodal process on which the universal Church is traveling, in order to contribute to mutual enrichment.”

The clarification comes in the midst of a storm of controversy regarding the German bishops’ proposals on changing the Church’s teaching on sexual morality, the nature of marriage, contraception, the ordained priesthood, holy communion, ecclesiastical governance, and abortion. The Vatican’s statement reads:

In order to safeguard the freedom of the People of God and the exercise of the episcopal ministry, it seems necessary to clarify: The “Synodal Way” in Germany is not authorized to oblige the bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of governance and new orientations of doctrine and morals.

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