Rainer Woelki
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Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Cologne since 2014. This came following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin. He was made a cardinal in 2012.
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Rainer Woelki
said · Feb 19, 2019
It is not our task to now go and invent a new Church by ourselves. The Church is not just leverage that we have been handed to exercise [as we see fit].
Cologne's cardinal warns against inventing 'a new Church' (19 February 2019) Catholic News Agency
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Born 1956 · age 70
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