Cardinal Reinhard Marx
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Intercommunion and the German bishops: this is what a ‘synodal’ Church looks like
The Vatican has failed to come down clearly on either side of the German intercommunion debate
Cardinal Marx condemns decision to hang crosses in public buildings
Another Bavarian bishop has praised the move, however
German bishops at war
Communion for Protestants has split the German Church – and now it’s the Vatican’s problem
German bishops ask Vatican to intervene on Communion for Protestants proposal
They warn that the German Bishops’ Conference may have gone too far
German bishops’ guidelines allow Communion for Protestant spouses in ‘certain circumstances’
The Protestant must ‘affirm the faith of the Catholic Church’ and wish to end ‘serious spiritual distress’
So is Cardinal Marx for or against the blessing of same-sex unions?
An attempt to clarify the cardinal’s comments has only created more confusion
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Where did Cardinal Marx get the idea that ‘There can be no rules’?
The cardinal’s apparent endorsement of blessing same-sex couples has troubling historical echoes
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