Tag: Germany
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Unrest in German Catholic Church
Recently, eight prominent politicians of the Christian Democratic Union (Angela Merkel’s party) called on the bishops work for the admission of married men to the priesthood.
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Many leave the Catholic Church in Germany, Austria
In Germany and Austria, the government-collected “church tax” gives us data on the numbers leaving the churches.
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Translation Update: German and Dutch Languages
In many cases the German bishops elected to retain the current text of the Missal. Dutch speakers have only recently begun to work on a new translation.
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Translation roundup
It’s been a long road, folks, and we’re not there yet. 17 years on one revised translation, all for naught, then some ten years on this translation which perhaps isn’t yet finalized.