Modernist theologian hates relics and evangelisation, adores reform

Modernist theologian hates relics and evangelisation, adores reform
The heart relic of the deceased teenager Carlo Acutis is currently touring Germany. Many find this form of Catholic piety strange. Theologians also see it as an indication of rejection of the current Catholic reform debates.
Catholic theologian Oliver Wintzek considers the veneration of human remains as relics to be anachronistic. The fact that a portion of the heart of the so-called Internet apostle Carlo Acutis is currently touring Germany seems very out of date and even macabre, Wintzek told the Evangelical Press Service (epd). There are people who find this appealing and are emotionally moved by it. But for people with a critically enlightened mind, this veneration seems strange. One must distinguish between the veneration of saints as inspiring role models and the veneration of relics.
At the beginning of July, the Vatican announced that Carlo Acutis, an Italian who died in 2006 at the age of 15, would be canonized …