The Holy See issued a statement on Thursday, warning that Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ - a movement designed to give lay members a say in the running of the Catholic Church - lacks the authority to instruct bishops on doctrine or morality, and warned of the dangers of splitting the Church.
In a statement issued by the Vatican, the Holy See warned that the Synodal Path cannot make doctrinal decisions, clarifying that the initiative underway in Germany “does not have the power to oblige bishops and the faithful” to “new ways of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morality.”
