Benedict XVI tells German bishops to change Mass text

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI has personally written to the head of the German bishops’ conference to change the text of the Mass to say that Christ died “for many” rather than “for all”.

The Pope said he was writing “to avoid a split” in the Church after Zollitsch told him during a March visit that “the bishops in the German-speaking world were still divided on this issue”. Continue reading

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