The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.

His Latin motto State in fide "Stand firmly in the faith" is derived from 1 Corinthians 16:13. Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (German: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) the highest representative post of the Catholic Church in Germany.

Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (German: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) the highest representative post of the Catholic Church in Germany.