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Fr. Joachim Heimerl: Catholic Priest: ‘Synodality’ Aims to Destroy the Church by ‘Restructuring’ It Into an NGO – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Fr. Joachim Heimerl, LifeSiteNews, May 16, 2024 – 6:00 am EDT

This essay by Father Joachim Heimerl was originally written in German. It has been translated and published with the permission of Fr. Heimerl.

Fr. Joachim Heimerl argues that ‘synodality’ is politically motivated rather than ecclesiastical, aiming to restructure the Church in a manner akin to Protestant regional churches led by laypeople.

(LifeSiteNews) — Someone recently asked me: “Excuse me, Father, what is synodality?”

I admit: I was surprised. After all, we think that nowadays everything revolves around “synodality,” but in fact, the term doesn’t seem to have reached the faithful; it only exists in the bubble of church bureaucrats.

They do not realize that there are more important things than “synodality,” nor that the Church has functioned for 2,000 years without it. Instead, they claim that the Church is “synodal” by its nature; this is so historically and theologically incorrect that you just want to shake your head at it.

But back to the question: “What actually is synodality?” …

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