Crisis, Julia Meloni: On March 3, 2013, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor—an alumnus of the St. Gallen mafia—met with then-Cardinal Bergoglio over risotto and wine. It was the evening before the pre-conclave general congregations—as Murphy-O’Connor recalls in his memoirs—and the old friends were discussing … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Cardinal Walter Kasper
German Bishops Website Touts ‘Catholic’ Youth Group for Reward They Received For Marching in a ‘Gay Pride’ Parade
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: A diocesan Catholic youth group recently won an award after participating in a pro-LGBT parade, earning a laudatory article on the German bishops’ website. Report is here.
Crdl Kasper: Some Protestants Are ‘Fresh Cells in the Body of Christ’s Church’
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Yesterday, I received a letter from an eyewitness who recently heard Cardinal Walter Kasper speak about Pope Francis and the intercommunion debate. In this 10 May speech, Kasper called Protestant spouses of Catholics “fresh cells in the Body … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper: Homosexual Unions Can Be ‘Analogous’ to Christian Marriage
Three other German bishops agree with him. LifeSite News, Matthew Cullinan Hoffman: In his new booklet he says, “some of these partners can realize in a partial and analogous way some elements in Christian marriage (Amoris Laetitia 292),” continues Kasper. Kasper … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper: We Need an ‘Evangelical Catholicism and a Catholic Protestantism’
Catholic Culture: The ecumenical Monastery of Bose recently hosted a conference on “justification, the Gospel of grace,” and L’Osservatore Romano has published excerpts of three of the talks. More here.
Cdl Kasper Says ‘Door Open’ for Divorced/Remarried to Receive Communion
1Peter5: Maike Hickson: The German cardinal [Kasper] recounts how he once told Pope Francis about a priest whom he knew who had decided not to forbid a “remarried” mother to receive Holy Communion on the day of the First Holy Communion … Continue reading
From Baptism of Desire to Kasper’s Communion of Desire
Father Feeney expressed concern in his lectures about the abuse of the idea of spiritual communions. Not that he was opposed to the devotion as it was promoted by many saints for those who, in past times, were not permitted to … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Honored by CUA With the Quasten Award
This was back in November 2014, but I just now came across the news of it. Oddly enough, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was the featured speaker for the ceremony. And, on that … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Says a Lot of Nothing, Utter Equivocation
Catholic Herald: Catholics should let their bishops know their hopes and concerns for the forthcoming Synod of Bishops on the family, but even more importantly they should pray that the Holy Spirit guides the bishops’ deliberations, Cardinal Walter Kasper has … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Includes Martin Luther Among Saints of ‘Great Gospel Tradition’
Catholic Culture: L’Osservatore Romano has published excerpts from a new book by Cardinal Walter Kasper on Pope Francis. Pope Francis, writes the retired president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, is a radical in the sense of emphasizing … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper’s Gospel: Questions Jesus’ Miracles and Prophecies
Joe Sparks, Catholic Household: Cardinal Walter Kasper is enjoying something of a resurgence in popularity of late. Following his controversial proposals at the 2014 Consistory, the German-born theologian has seen quite unprecedented attention. The mainstream media has dubbed him “the pope’s theologian.” The … Continue reading
German Bishops Back Kasper on Communion for Divorced
Marie Meaney, Crisis: St John the Baptist gave his life in the defense of marriage. The German bishops, by coming out in favor of Cardinal Kasper’s proposals on divorced and remarried Catholics, took the side of Herod. In effect, they concluded … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper: ‘The Pope is Not a Liberal. He is a Radical’
Crux: As the US Conference of Catholic Bishops opens its annual fall meeting in Baltimore today, German Cardinal Walter Kasper, often called the pope’s theologian, had a not-too-subtle message for the American Church. Kasper told a standing-room-only crowd at Catholic … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper’s Error on God
Having read Father Serafino M. Lanzetta’s “Mercy according to Cardinal Kasper,” a couple of weeks ago, I was recently musing over the matter when it struck me: If, as Father Serafino Maria says, the Cardinal makes mercy God’s fundamental attribute, then he … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Into Damage Control Mode
Catholic World News: Cardinal Walter Kasper has expressed regret about controversial remarks on African prelates in a conversation with journalist Edward Pentin, according to Catholic World Report. Cardinal Kasper had initially denied making any remarks on Africans, but then Pentin … Continue reading