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| Cardinal Kasper (left) with Cardinal Danneels |
Cardinal Kasper makes yet another demand, after his communion for the divorced and re-married proposal.
What will be next?
Lifesite news states:-
"December 14, 2016 (LifeSiteNews)
— “I hope that the next declaration opens the way for shared
Eucharistic communion in special cases.” With these words, Cardinal
Walter Kasper expressed his wish for ecumenical “progress” in the form
of “intercommunion” in an interview with Italian newspaper Avvenire on December 10.
“Personally, I hope that we can use an unofficial text,
prepared by a commission in the bishops’ conference of the United
States, regarding this subject,” he explained.
On October 31, Pope Francis visited Lund, Sweden, a city in
a country with a large Lutheran population, to commemorate the
anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. This anniversary – far from
being a joyful observance considering the separation Luther created
caused long-lasting wounds in the Church – was preceded by countless
preparations, including a visit of a Luther statue in the Vatican and a climate of anticipation for intercommunion by the Pope himself.
Just about a month later, in the Avvenire
interview, Cardinal Kasper has gone a step further, stating that, for
him, intercommunion is just a matter of time. “On the one hand, Lund has
confirmed the ecumenical process and the results of the proceeding
dialogue; on the other hand, it has given it a new thrust.”
Kasper seeks to apply the principle for “remarried”
divorcees to receive Communion under special circumstances to mixed
marriages. That would be a rule of “exception,” or what can be called
the Kasper proposal.
Cardinal Kasper hopes for the admission of Lutherans to Catholic
Communion, particularly in family settings. “The next declaration will
open the Eucharistic sharing in particular situations, especially in
mixed marriages and families and in countries like Germany and the
United States where this pastoral problem is extremely pressing.”
The full article can be found at:- https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-kasper-continues-to-push-for-intercommunion.
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