German Catholic Church: Going Rogue or Saving Itself?

Ahead of a historic meeting of 230 Catholic leaders and laypeople in Germany last week, Renardo Schlegelmilch, an editor for the country's largest Catholic radio station, tried to reassure anxious conservatives and dampen the hopes of the church's aspiring reformers. Big ideas up for debate -- gay marriage, female ordination, married priests -- had sparked speculation that the German Catholic Church was about to go rogue.