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Denver archbishop: Would German bishops side with Henry VIII or Thomas More?
If divorced-and-remarried Catholics should receive communion, as Cardinal Walter Kasper and many of the German bishops suggest, does that mean... Read more
For German bishops mercy comes at a price, critics charge
As controversy continues to swirl around proposals by the German bishops at the Synod on the Family, the German bishops... Read more
'Shadow council' speaker pushes Church acceptance of contraception, gay sex
Yes to contraception, homosexual acts, and Communion for the divorced and remarried – all considering the circumstances. No to understanding... Read more
Why did most of the journalists at the 'shadow council' fail to report on it?
Since only one quarter of the media representatives present at last week's closed-door meeting of German, French, and Swiss bishops... Read more
German bishops change labor laws to allow divorced and remarried, gay civil unions
Last week, the German bishops’ conference announced it is changing its labor laws such that contracting a civil marriage after... Read more
German prelate breaks rank with Cardinal Marx, insists on fidelity to Rome
A German cardinal has publicly opposed the words of two other German bishops who have suggested that the nation’s Church... Read more
Morning-after pills all have abortive potential, doctor says
The reasoning offered by the German Catholic bishops for allowing the morning-after pill in rape cases is being faulted for... Read more
Doctor calls German bishops misled on morning-after pill
A leading Catholic doctor in Spain says he will write a letter to Germany's bishops to help correct what he... Read more
