America Magazine reports:
BERLIN (CNS) — In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment of the church in his country.
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Jo O’Sullivan writes about her experience of her struggle “with being a Catholic since the publication of the Murphy Report, when I first became aware of the total betrayal by the leaders of my church.”
An old work song sets Chris McDonnell, writing in the Catholic Times, reflecting on the beauty and awesome power of water. His musings lead him to think “It is a time of aridity in the Church, so much has happened that has left us parched and thirsty, casting about, looking for a drink to satisfy our thirst.”
Will Bishop Batzing, head of the German Bishops’ Conference, be immediately suspended from ministry unless he recants? And, if he isn’t suspended, then why is Tony suspended.