Bishop Bätzing: German Bishops Not On ‘Confrontational Course With Rome’

Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator

Sep 26, 2025 - 04:00

Bishop Bätzing: German Bishops Not On ‘Confrontational Course With Rome’

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, defended his country’s controversial guidelines on same-sex blessings this week, asserting that there was no contradiction with Vatican teaching, despite Pope Leo XIV’s recent criticism.

Even before Leo’s warning words, five German dioceses refused to implement the German guidelines, citing conflicts with Vatican teaching.

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