They want Catholic leaders to open their eyes to the precariousness of the present situation and have a serious debate on hot-button issues.
Theologians in Germany were recently invited to speak to the nation's Catholic hierarchy about the clergy abuse crisis and they used the rare opportunity to chastise the more than 60 bishops for being too slow in pushing for major Church reforms.
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