Vatican’s liturgy czar rejects Church in Germany’s plans

Vatican’s liturgy czar rejects Church in Germany’s plans Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has spoken out against German Synodal Way proposals. Photo: CNS.

The Vatican’s liturgy czar has intervened against the implementation of resolutions of the German ‘Synodal Way’ that demand laypeople should be able to regularly baptise and preach the homily at Mass in churches across Germany. In a letter to the German Bishops’ Conference president dated March 29, Cardinal Arthur Roche said neither was possible –…

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