Bishop Bätzing: German Bishops Not On ‘Confrontational Course With Rome’

September 25, 2025 by Kateri

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, defended his country’s controversial guidelines on same-sex blessings this week, asserting that there was no contradiction with Vatican teaching, despite Pope Leo XIV’s recent criticism.

Even before Leo’s warning words, five German dioceses refused to implement the German guidelines, citing conflicts with Vatican teaching.

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