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Church – Frankfurt am Main:Catholics continue reform process: Synodal assembly
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Frankfurt / M. (AP) – The Synodal Assembly, the central body of the current reform process of the Catholic Church in Germany, will meet for the second time on Thursday (4.30 p.m.) in Frankfurt am Main. Because of the corona pandemic, the synodal assembly had been postponed twice. It is now taking place in the Frankfurt trade fair under better hygienic conditions. The aim of the process is to renew the church in essential points.
The Synodal Assembly has 230 members: the 69 German bishops, 69 representatives of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) – representing the lay people, including non-clerics – and 92 representatives of various Catholic professional groups. It deals with four subject areas: the position of women in the church, dealing with power, Catholic sexual morality and priestly celibacy. The reform process was initiated in response to the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
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