Cardinal Walter Kasper

Burying Benedict

Though Benedict is still living, Francis is trying to bury him. Continue Reading »

22 May 2017

When the Second Vatican Council was putting the finishing touches on one of its key documents, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), Pope Paul VI proposed that it include a statement that the pope is “accountable to the Lord alone.” The suggestion was referred to the . . . . Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2016

Now, the Kasper Theory of Democracy?

by George Weigel

A few weeks ago, after Ireland voted to approve so-called “same-sex marriage,” a correspondent sent me an e-mail quoting Cardinal Walter Kasper’s comment on the result: “A democratic state has the duty to respect the will of the people, and it seems clear that, if the majority of the people . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2015

Cardinal Kasper Responds to First Things Review of “Mercy”

by Walter Kasper and Daniel P. Moloney

Cardinal Kasper’s response to “What Mercy Is,” and Fr. Moloney’s reply. Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2015

Africa’s Catholic Moment

by George Weigel

According to an old Vatican aphorism, “We think in centuries here.” Viewed through that long-distance lens, the most important Catholic event of 2014 was the dramatic moment when Africa’s bishops emerged as effective, powerful proponents of dynamic orthodoxy in the world Church. Continue Reading »

7 Jan 2015