German Of The Day: Austritt

That means to leave, exit, resign. You know, like the ever-rising number of Germans leaving the two once big German Catholic and Lutheran state churches (church tax retained and distributed by the state)? No one can figure out why.

German Synodal Way backs same-sex blessings and transgender priests…

They also voted for the normalisation of lay preaching and also agreed to ask the Holy See to “re-examine” the discipline of priestly celibacy.

Old-time religion this is not. Just roll over and die and get it over with.