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Conservative Cardinal Müller Made Ultraliberal Cardinal Lehmann a Saint

On Easter Monday, Cardinal Gerhard Müller "presided" in Rome over a Eucharist “in memory” of the late German Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Holy Mass is not in memory of late cardinals but in memory of …More
On Easter Monday, Cardinal Gerhard Müller "presided" in Rome over a Eucharist “in memory” of the late German Cardinal Karl Lehmann.
Holy Mass is not in memory of late cardinals but in memory of Christ's Passion and Resurrection.
Lehmann has been for decades a destructive presence in the German Church and in the Church as a whole. John Paul II profoundly tarnished his legacy when he made Lehmann a cardinal instead of excommunicating him.
Müller, who was Lehmann's student, said in his homily that he is “certain that Lehmann is blessing us from heaven with the greeting of Saint Paul”. Müller concluded his homily with “Goodby in heaven“.
Picture: Karl Lehmann, © Volker Jost, CC BY, #newsVijkfiqgsu
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A rare moment of wisdom in 2009, when Lehmann wrote in his testament (revealed only recently)
In the period after 1945, we, all of of us, even in the Church, dug our hands into this world, buried our selves in the immanent realm. This applies to me as well. I ask God and man for forgiveness. The renewal must come from deep faith, hope, and love. Therefore, I call to everyone in the words of my …More
A rare moment of wisdom in 2009, when Lehmann wrote in his testament (revealed only recently)

In the period after 1945, we, all of of us, even in the Church, dug our hands into this world, buried our selves in the immanent realm. This applies to me as well. I ask God and man for forgiveness. The renewal must come from deep faith, hope, and love. Therefore, I call to everyone in the words of my motto, which come from St. Paul, and which have become ever more important to me: Stand fast in the faith