Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, has said he views the open letters on the Synodal Path as a “public denunciation” in an interview with Herder Thema. The Synodal Path has come in for considerable criticism, amid warnings from the Vatican and fears about a schism, but the prelate said open criticism “only further polarises”, without referring directly to the content of the letters from the Polish and Nordic Bishops’ Conferences. Grech said he continues to have confidence in the Synodal Path and trusts that the German bishops know what they are doing, although he admitted communication could have been better.