Walter Kasper

thumb|Walter Kasper in 2007 Walter Kasper (5 March 1933 –) is a German Roman Catholic Cardinal and theologian who served as the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Quotes thumb|Walter Kasper Tradition is not a stagnant lake, but is like a spring, or a river: it is something alive. The Church is a living organism and thus it always needs to validly translation the Catholic tradition into present situations. Kasper: the faithful understand Amoris laetitia, stop accusations of heresy (5 March 2018) Look carefully around St Peter's and St Mary Major and ask the crowd: they will all answer that they are waiting for a new Francis. Without looking for a photocopy, I am convinced that we will go ahead along Bergoglio's line, I have spoken about it with many cardinals. Interviewer: the opposing factions? Cardinal Kasper: In the general congregations they seem to me to be a small group. The Church cannot afford to backtrack now. Guardi attentamente attorno a San Pietro e a Santa Maria Maggiore e chieda alla folla: tutti le risponderanno che aspettano un nuovo Francesco. Senza cercare una fotocopia, sono convinto che andremo avanti sulla linea di Bergoglio, ne ho parlato con molti cardinali. Intervistatore: le fazioni contrarie? 'Cardinale Kasper''': Nelle congregazioni generali mi sembrano un piccolo gruppo. La Chiesa adesso non può permettersi di fare retromarcia. From an interview of Domenico Agassi,Il cardinale Kasper: “Vogliono tutti un nuovo Francesco. Una guida nei drammi del mondo”, La Stampa'' (May 5, 2025) External links Category:Catholics from Germany Category:Cardinals Category:1933 births Category:Living people