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Cardinal Baltazar Porras, archbishop emeritus of Caracas, has recovered his Venezuelan passport Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

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What a survey in Germany reveals: Youth Interest Rises as Catholics Distance Themselves from the Synodal Way

And when it comes to the highly publicized Synodaler Weg (Synodal Way), the ambitious reform process launched by the German bishops and lay leaders in 2019, enthusiasm appears limited. Only 21 percent of Catholics consider it “right,” while 17 percent view it as “wrong.” A striking 58 percent either declined to answer or said they did not know — suggesting that the Synodal Way