Tag: Germany
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German Website Lets Users Rate Their Priests
Hirten Barometer (“Shepherds’ Barometer”) is a German site that allows its users to rate church officials based on various criteria.
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Sunday Mass with the Benedictines in Munich
The Germans are hymn singers.
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German Catholics call for reform, many leaving
Many would welcome a signal from the pope that he supports such discussion, but there are no exchanges with parishioners or lay people scheduled during his Sept. 22-25 visit. “The bishops will not want to confront the pope with the problems facing Germany’s church,” Kruip said.
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Reactions from Germany to the Instruction on the old Mass
The German Bishops’ Conference declared that the Instruction contains “no fundamental innovations”; furthermore, interest in the old Mass in Germany is slim.
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Challenges the Pope will encounter in Germany
There are markedly fewer priesthood students in Germany; a Lutheran Church president has called for the admission of all baptized Christians to a common celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
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Pope Benedict faces unrest in his native land
73% of the general population in Germany say the Catholic Church should implement reforms such as optional celibacy and women’s ordination
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Update on petitions in German-speaking countries
As of March 2nd, 238 theology professors in German-speaking countries, 288 clergymen of the diocese of Freiburg, and 287 religion teachers in Germany have signed on to the statement calling for massive reforms in the Roman Catholic Church.
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German-language translation: Delay and controversy
The former abbot of Einsiedeln, Georg Holzherr, stated that the Vatican is betraying the spirit of the Second Vatican Council with the commission Ecclesia celebrans. German-language translation work was far advanced at the end of the 1990s, only to land in the archives.
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200+ Freiburg clergy support theologians’ appeal for reform UPDATED 3-09-11
More than 100 clergymen of the Diocese of Freiburg support the appeal for reform of the Church by Catholic professors. Cathedral rector Claudius Stoffel: “The critique comes from the broad middle of the Church, and people expect that we engage it.”