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Cdl. Kasper: Francis Wanted to 'Change' Priestly Celibacy, but Benedict XVI, Cdl. Sarah ‘Intervened’

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Cardinal Kasper said about celibacy that ‘Francis definitely wanted to change something, but Pope Emeritus Benedict successfully intervened at the time together with Cardinal Robert Sarah.’
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According to Cardinal Walter Kasper, Pope Francis was supposed to be pushing for a relaxation of celibacy and access to the priesthood, but he also did not want to risk a schism in the Catholic Church. "My assessment is that Francis definitely wanted to change something, but Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI effectively intervened at that time together with Cardinal Robert Sarah," the German cardinal said in an interview in The article "Benedict XVI an…

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Misyjne.pl broke the news in on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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