The purple referred to the legacy of the highly Argentine pontiff and outlined certain criticism. In addition, he gave his opinion in the face of the 2025 conclave.
The Catholic Church prepares to choose the successor of Pope Francis and, prior to the conclavethe different sectors of the Cardenalicio College begin to discuss what course the millenary institution must take. In this sense, and a few days of the death of the Argentine, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller – outstanding figure of the traditionalist wing – referred to Bergoglio’s legacy and assured that his death meant the end of an era. “A chapter in the history of the Church has ended, “he said
“If we talk about their pontificate, there are different opinions,” The cardinal assured that he will participate in the Conclave to choose Francisco’s successor. The choice will start on May 7 at 11:30Argentine time.
Cardinal Müller’s controversial statements about Francisco’s legacy
In the previous conclave, the purple granted interviews with various media where he referred to the legacy of the Argentine Pope and the challenges that the Catholic Church will face when choosing his successor. It should be noted that the German was an opponent to various measures of Francisco during his 12 years of pontificate.
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The German assured that the successor of Bergoglio “It must be orthodox. Neither liberal nor conservative” given that “The issue is not between conservatives and liberals, but between orthodoxy and heresy “.
“I pray for the Holy Spirit to illuminate the cardinals, because a Papa heretic that changes every day depending on what the media say would be catastrophic, ”he said and suggested a veiled criticism of the Argentine.
But the German did not stay there and came to ensure that the Argentine was a “Pontiff heretic” and in that sense he warned about the risks of a possible schism – division of an consummated group within the Catholic Church – in case the Next Pope follows Francisco’s line.
The main differences between Pope Francis and Cardinal Muller
One of the most controversial points indicated by Müller is the 2018 Agreement with China – which Francisco promoted – on the appointment of bishops. At the time, the cardinal explained that although it is necessary to reach agreements with powers “dictatorial“, You cannot” betray the principles “of the Catholic faith and it cannot be allowed that” atheist communists, enemies of humanity, write our catechism books or take Xi Jinping images to the churches. “
Another point of strong criticism of Müller towards the decisions of the Argentine was the opening that Francisco promoted to the informal blessing of homosexual couples. In this sense, the cardinal assured that the next Pope “It must clarify it” and alleged that “The document approved in the Francisco Pontificate I wanted to graze these people, but The Catholic doctrine of marriage should not be relativized”
Source: Ambito
