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Meier in the Middle: Why This German Bishop May Be a ‘Roman Bellwether’ on the Synodal Way

Meier in the Middle: Why This German Bishop May Be a ‘Roman Bellwether’ on the Synodal Way

In any account of episcopal resistance to Germany’s Synodal Way and its most controversial aims, the name “Bishop Bertram Meier” figures prominently. After all, the bishop of Augsburg was one of only a handful of German bishops to publicly vote against proposals to attempt to bless same-sex
‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon

‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon

Acknowledging the discouragement that can be experienced by Catholic leaders in secularizing societies, Pope Francis on Wednesday urged a gathering of Portuguese clergy, consecrated people, and pastoral workers to stay in the boat with Jesus and revive their “restless” enthusiasm for spreading the Gospel. “This