Cardinal addresses bishops

Walter Cardinal Kasper

Function: President of Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia

Title: Cardinal Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova

Birthdate: Mar 05, 1933	Country: Germany

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal addresses bishops
Jun 14, 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, welcomed an address given by Cardinal Walter Kasper as a ‘clear and helpful contribution’ to the debate on women bishops.

(churchnewspaper.com, June 9 2006) Cardinal Kasper had been invited by the Archbishop to share his insights from the Catholic Church at the annual meeting of all serving Church of England bishops, at which senior women clergy were also present.

Dr Williams said he appreciated the Cardinal’s honesty. “Nothing is served by avoiding these hard questions, and I appreciate the spirit in which the Cardinal has shared his perspectives with us,” he affirmed. Cardinal Kasper introduced his address by declaring that, “Our friends’ problems are our problems too,” arguing that any decision made by the Church of England would affect Anglican-Catholic relations.

“For us, the Church of England is not simply one province among others; its decisions have a particular importance for our dialogue, and give a strong indication of the direction of the Communion as a whole.”

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