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Heiner Wilmer: “The Church is synodal”. German Bishops’ Conference president has no intention of reining in lay “preachers”
Catholic Church21 August 2026

Heiner Wilmer: “The Church is synodal”. German Bishops’ Conference president has no intention of reining in lay “preachers”

The new Bishop of Münster discusses the synodal statutes still under review in Rome, the Vatican ban on lay preaching and the issues left unresolved by the Synodal Way. He then turns to German politics: defending the principle of legitimate defence, warning against fear and calling for greater “resistance” in the face of the AfD’s rise.

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The new Bishop of Münster discusses the synodal statutes still under review in Rome, the Vatican ban on lay preaching and the issues left unresolved by the Synodal Way. He then turns to German politics: defending the principle of legitimate defence, warning against fear and calling for greater “resistance” in the face of the AfD’s rise.

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