Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 77, gave an interview to the anti-Catholic ElPais.es (29 April).
- We should not meditate on the Pope's mission only according to these worldly categories.
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Christian doctrine must be presented, whether it is appropriate or not.
It is easier to speak according to what others like, you have more
friends.
- In China you can put a portrait of Xi Jinping in
churches [as part of the controversial agreement between the Holy See
and China]. This is an ideology. We cannot go on like this, worshipping
men.
- Francis has often said: 'I am the pastor of the world'. I don't think that's true.
- Bishops and parish priests are not just instruments to multiply the Pope's words.
- We do not believe in the Pope, we do not believe in a bishop, we believe in Christ.
- I see a papal centrism in the media and it is not healthy.
- The teaching of the Popes is only binding in so far as it is in accordance with Revelation.
- The Church does not have a solution to all the world's problems, but only a mission to lead people to eternal life.
- Schisms in the Church have always occurred when there is a lack of clarity in doctrine.
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In the last ten years there has been no convocation of the College of
Cardinals. This must change because the College is the Pope's Senate.
The Pope cannot work without this exchange of views. One person alone
cannot be an expert in all aspects of life, which today is very
complicated. This calls for a more collegial style.
- The love of clarity is not very developed.
- Some who do not know the Church well think that the Pope is like an omnipotent ruler.
- There is a room for popes in the Apostolic Palace and Santa Marta is a hotel.
- Fiducia suplicans was a poorly prepared document and there were contradictory interpretations by Francis himself.
- We don't need conflicting documents.
- The Church needs to reconcile people, not duplicate problems within itself.
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