https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-francis-warns-german-bishops-changin g-teachings-not-lawful-causes-churches-rot-die
Pope Francis on Thursday took a swing at the Catholic
Church's leadership in Germany, reminding faithful in
the country that the German bishops do not have the
authority to propagate new theology or alter church
governance.
The statement was released by the Holy See on Thursday
morning. In the message, the pope expressed concern for
the laity and clergy of Germany if their leaders break
with established church teaching. The statement claimed
that Catholics would be negatively affected by the many
proposed changes to the church pushed by Cardinal Reinhard
Marx and other liberal German leaders in their "Synodal Path."
The "Synodal Path" — sometimes called the "Synodal Way" —
is a controversial church committee in Germany. The synod,
organized by the German Bishops' Conference and the Central
Committee of German Catholics, aims at discussing and
addressing four loose topics: sexual ethics, the structure
of church governance, women's role in the church and the
vocation of the priesthood.
. . .
Like it or not, he's basically correct in the context
of the HRCC. Nobody gets to just make it up as they
go along, catering to the fads of the hour. The HRCC
has spent almost two millenia deciding what the
religion and its underpinnings mean, the "revealed truth",
establishing the structure and pecking order. Deviate too
much and you're not Catholic anymore - just some cheap new
flavor of Protestant (and doomed to burn in hell according
to doctrine).
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