Church - EKD continues synod meeting digitally - resignation topic
The Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) will digitally resume its interrupted meeting in Ulm this Tuesday (4 p.m.). According to the EKD, the reason for the interruption on November 15 was the announced warning strike by Deutsche Bahn. During the conference, the then Chair of the EKD Council, Annette Kurschus, came under pressure. The 60-year-old theologian was accused in a newspaper report of having known many years ago of suspected sexual assault against a church employee at the time.
Kurschus denies this, but nevertheless resigned as EKD Council Chairwoman and President of the Regional Church of Westphalia on November 20 so as not to damage those affected with headlines by remaining in office, as she said. According to an EKD spokesperson, the President of the Synod, Anna-Nicole Heinrich, will comment on Kurschus' resignation during the digital continuation of the meeting. A statement is also expected from the acting EKD chairwoman Kirsten Fehrs.
The EKD is the communion of 20 Lutheran, Reformed and united regional churches. 19.2 million Protestant Christians in Germany belong to one of the 12,700 church congregations.
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Source: www.stern.de
