Germany’s Catholic bishops will launch a two-year series of talks rethinking church teaching on topics including homosexuality, priestly celibacy and the ordination of women
Germany’s Catholic bishops will meet in Frankfurt on Thursday to launch their most ambitious effort yet in their role as the church’s liberal vanguard: a two-year series of talks rethinking church teaching and practice on topics including homosexuality, priestly celibacy and the ordination of women.
Conservatives in Germany and abroad are greeting the prospect with alarm, and nowhere more so than in the U.S., whose episcopate has emerged as the western world’s foremost resistance to progressive trends under Pope Francis.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
German Dies of Infection from Dog's LickPet owners should seek immediate medical care if they develop unusual flu-like symptoms, doctors say after a case study about a 63-year-old man who died of a rare infection contracted when he was licked by his dog.
Read more »
Gloomy services outlook pushes down German business moraleGerman business morale deteriorated unexpectedly in January as the outlook for s...
Read more »
German industry bloc says hard Brexit risk remainsThe risk of a disorderly Brexit will remain even after Britain leaves the Europe...
Read more »
Hostel at North Korea's Berlin embassy must close, German court rulesA German court ruled on Tuesday that a hostel situated on the grounds of the Nor...
Read more »
Anti-Semitism is worse today than during Hitler's rise to power, says grandson of German diarist who defied the NazisThe diaries of Friedrich Kellner were translated and published by his grandson Robert Scott Kellner, detailing his opposition to the Nazi regime. January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Read more »
How You Buy, Store, and Bake With Flour Makes All the DifferenceGiven how key flour is to baked goods, rethinking your approach to storing, buying, and cooking with flour can upgrade your baking—whether sweet or savory, pie or pretzels, everyday or holiday.
Read more »