Walter Kasper

Cardinal and bishop of the Catholic Church · Germany · Religious Figures · Born 1933 · age 93

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Walter Kasper is a German Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 2001 to 2010. He was previously Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart from 1989 to 1999.

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2018“Tradition is not a stagnant lake, but is like a spring, or a river: it is something alive.”In their words5 March 2018Kasper: the faithful understand Amoris laetitia, stop accusations of heresy (5 March 2018)Read the whole statement

2008Ring of Honour of the Görres societyAward2006Honorary Doctor of Durham UniversityAward2004Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this2003Honorary Doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenAward1999Honorary Doctor of the University of Strasbourg-IIAward1998Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1933Born5 March 1933

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Walter Kasper

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Tradition is not a stagnant lake, but is like a spring, or a river: it is something alive.
Mar 5, 2018, Kasper: the faithful understand Amoris laetitia, stop accusations of heresy (5 March 2018), Own words
Look carefully around St Peter's and St Mary Major and ask the crowd: they will all answer that they are waiting for a new Francis.
Guardi attentamente attorno a San Pietro e a Santa Maria Maggiore e chieda alla folla: tutti le risponderanno che aspettano un nuovo, Own words