Role of Laity
German Bishop Says Rome Forbids Lay Homilies — Then Says He Won’t Stop Them
Will Bishop Kohlgraf be excommunicated for his outright defiance of Rome's ruling? Peter Kohlgraf has managed to compress the ecclesiastical crisis into three sentences. The Bishop of Mainz was asked ...
Cardinal McElroy Approves Of Women Preaching At DC Church
Documentary note: I have examined a photograph of a Jesuit letter, not the physical original. The names, offices, and parish information appearing on it correspond with public records. The letter ...
Woman Gives Joint Homily With German Bishop Despite Vatican Ban
In an apparent direct violation of the Holy See’s prohibition, a lay-woman gave a joint sermon during Mass in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising this week. Marking the feast ...
Vatican Says “No” (for now) to German Bishops’ Request for Lay Homilies
The Vatican's unspoken message to the German Bishops: Don't get too far out in front of our Synodal reforms.... The Vatican has rejected a request from the German bishops for ...