German Bishop Dismisses Vatican Concerns Over a Permanent Synodal Council

January 24, 2023 by Web Master

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, stands in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020.

The president of the German Bishops’ Conference said he welcomed a new letter from the Vatican detailing concerns about the push for a permanent synodal council — a new controlling body of the Church in Germany.