Photo ~ Cardinal Meisner of Cologne, in a scandalous move, allowed the administration of the morning after pill in Catholic hospitals in his archdiocese. In his decision Meisner was talking about a non-abortive morning after pill. But such a pill does not exist. Nevertheless, five more German bishops allowed the killer-pill in the hospitals of their dioceses. They are Mgr Heinrich Mussinghoff of Aachen, Mgr Hans-Josef Becker of Paderborn, Mgr Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen, Mgr Felix Genn of Münster, and Cardinal Karl Lehmann of Mainz.
German bishops have plenty to talk about
Four of the 66 members of the Bishops' Conference will travel to Rome to elect the new pope: 76 year-old Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Cologne Cardinal Joachim Meisner (79), Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx (59) and Berlin Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki (56). They are members of the papal conclave which elects the pope, and which is made up of cardinals who are under 80.
The church is suffering from dwindling membership
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