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Many theologians and bishops from Benedict’s German homeland are calling for a wait-and-see approach in the debate about a rapid beatification and canonisation of the late former Pope.

The bishop of Limburg and president of the Catholic German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Baetzing, has said he considers the speed of the Church reform in Germany to be remarkable.

The bishop of Essen, Franz-Josef Overbeck, has called on the Catholic Church to broaden its definition of family.

The bishop of Muenster, Felix Genn, continues to support the Synodal Path reform process of the Catholic Church in Germany despite criticism from the Vatican.

A special guide from The Synodal Times detailing where we’ve been on our synodal journey and what to expect for the upcoming year.

“The idea that the narrative of the nativity play, full as it is of sex and violence, political scheming and duplicity would have misty eyed parents tearing up as their children stumble their way through the troubled beginning of the life of Jesus of Nazareth would surprise those who wrote the first Christmas story,” writes Sean Goan.

A non-representative survey of 599 Catholic academics in 67 countries has revealed differing opinions on the reform proposals of the Synodal Path underway in the Catholic Church in Germany.

The criticism voiced by Curia Cardinal Marc Ouellet amounted to a “mockery” of the victims, spokesman for the victims’ advisory board of the German Bishops’ Conference, Johannes Norpoth said.