Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, addresses Pope Francis November 17 in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace during the bishops’ “ad limina” visits to the Vatican. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. by Cindy Wooden The German bishops’ meeting with officials of the Roman Curia was not a “showdown,” but it did make clear the Vatican’s strong concerns about Germany’s Synodal Path, especially regarding its support for official ministries for women and for a change in Church teaching about homosexuality, said the president of the bishops’ conference.…
