Thierse: Francis has "considerably broadened the Church's perspective"

Former Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) paid tribute to the late Pope Francis. "This pope was an important pope because he was the first non-European pope," he told the "Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland" (Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland). "Francis significantly broadened the Catholic Church's perspective and brought a great deal of movement into the Church." "At the same time, he was able to balance the extreme tension between the conserv…

The former President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) praised the deceased Pope Francis. "This Pope was an important Pope because he was for the first time a non-European Pope," he told the editorial network Germany (RND). "Franziskus has widened the eyes of the Catholic Church considerably and brought a lot of movement into the Church. At the same time, he has been able to balance the extreme tension between the conservative perseverance…