Reprimand from the Vatican – German bishops facing breaking point. After the abuse scandal, they promised reforms.
But under pressure from the Pope, an important point is suddenly missing from the agenda. The Vatican had asked the Bishops' Conference to remove a planned vote on the statutes of the intended reform body, the Synodal Committee. The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) expressed irritation at the Vatican's intervention.. The theologian Daniel Bogner warned the German bishops not to give in now and withdraw their promise of reform.