‘Into the Deepak’: Vatican Conference Gives Forum to Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Oz and Jane Goodall, as Germany’s Catholic Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope Francis

Cologne CathedralWhere is the German program of reform, called the ‘Synodal Path,’ headed? The bishops of Germany, whose Cologne Cathedral is shown, have taken papal directives under advisement only.

COMMENTARY: The eclectic roster of speakers at recent Vatican conferences might help explain why the Church in Germany is moving ahead so determinedly to ignore Pope Francis.