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Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007.

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Wim Eijk
said · Oct 17, 2024
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Secularization began with increasing prosperity. Prosperity leads to individualization, and individualization to secularization.

As quoted in Cardinal Eijk Warns Against Certain Synod Positions, Society of Saint Pius X (October 17, 2024)

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Wim Eijk
said · Oct 17, 2024
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The State is making more and more decisions about fundamental rights. It is now the State that replaces God, e.g. in the legalization and widespread use of abortion.

As quoted in Cardinal Eijk Warns Against Certain Synod Positions, Society of Saint Pius X (October 17, 2024)

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Wim Eijk
said · May 27, 2019
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Because there are cardinals who plead for the blessing of homosexual relationships, I referred to this paragraph of the Catechism [number 675] as a warning.

From an interview of LifeSiteNews, published on slideshare (May 27, 2019)

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Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his clerical career, he worked as a medical doctor; as a priest, he made medical ethics the focus of his academic studies. He has done his doctoral studies in medicine and philosophy, and also holds a licentiate in theology.

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