
German Bishops and the Specter of Schism: How Did It Come to This?
Elected to heal divisions, Pope Leo XIV may instead be remembered as the pontiff under whom the most serious Catholic schism since the Reformation emerged.

Elected to heal divisions, Pope Leo XIV may instead be remembered as the pontiff under whom the most serious Catholic schism since the Reformation emerged.

This asymmetric prudence reflects an ecclesial climate in which every ‘no’ must justify itself, while every ‘yes’ is welcomed as progress.

GAFCON said the split was necessary after the Church of England “abandoned the Scriptures” by endorsing same-sex blessings and theological revisionism.

Contemporary Vatican abolitionism does not arise from the Gospel or from Catholic Tradition, but from a blend of progressive theology and European political pressure.