A large number, perhaps a high proportion, of German bishops were recruited in this way.

Surely nothing, he believed, could be expected from the German bishops, whose own clergy badly needed such resources.

Newspapers in other European countries also praised the German bishops.

The pope sent a letter to the German bishops last September telling them to close their centers.

Some German bishops are praised for their wartime actions.

Dutch and German bishops also stressed the role of the individual conscience in their catechisms.

German bishops discussed possible responses against these measures but Faulhaber was of the opinion it would only make matters worse.

He reasoned thus because 'almost all German bishops wield both swords, spiritual and material.

In 1978, the final edition was accepted by the German Bishops' Conference.

John Paul's task was not made easier by the German bishops' choice of candidates for beatification.