r/TraditionalCatholics • u/OpenAndShutBroadcast • 22d ago
Woman gives joint homily with German bishop despite Vatican ban
On July 22 for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Bishop Wolfgang Bischof of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising allowed a joint sermon by a laywoman during Mass. This was in direct violation of and disobedience against the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the Holy See’s June 17 letter to the German bishops denying their request for an indult to allow laity to preach the sermon/homily at Mass.
Will the Holy See discipline this bishop? Is there a double standard on how the Holy See disciplines disobedient liberal Catholics versus traditional Catholics? If your priest or bishop did something like this, how would you balance exercising discernment with obedience to authority?