Things wont always be harmonious - incidentally, they never have been. — Herwig Gössl
"Things wont always be harmonious - incidentally, they never have been. However, we must endeavour to achieve the greatest possible unity in the local church and the universal church, which is also the essence of the episcopal office. We must not give up the struggle for unity, despite all the disputes about factual issues and sensitivities that will always exist. We must not resign ourselves to falling out."
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Herwig Gössl is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who has served as the Archbishop of Bamberg since 2023. A native of Munich, he held several appointments in the same archdiocese, including as the vice-rector of its seminary, before becoming an auxiliary bishop in 2014. After the resignation as archbishop of Ludwig Schick in 2022, Gössl initially led the archdiocese as a diocesan administra