Summary
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, criticized the heretical German Synodal Way held in Stuttgart for promoting “totalitarian ideological dominance” and excluding other theological opinions. During the conference, issues such as power distribution and financial resources were debated, while structural questions overshadowed core Christian teachings like the triune God, Christ’s role, sacraments, and the Church’s salvific mission. Müller condemned those selling contradictions to Catholic faith as deceptive. He also warned that a potential new president of the German Bishops’ Conference should not impose ideological programs or secularist agendas on followers. Two critics, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki and Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer, refused to attend the meeting. The Synodal Way, initiated in December 2019 by the German Bishops’ Conference and ZdK (a lay organization), aimed at heretical changes such as women deacons, blessings of homosexual relationships, changing Church teaching on homosexual acts, and even transgender priests. By 2023, more than two-thirds of German bishops had voted in favor of these controversial documents.
Key Topics
Synodal Way, German bishops, Cardinal Gerhard Müller
