Did Cardinal Martini's final interview challenge orthodoxy? Some analysts question interpretation

September 05, 2012

Two eminent Catholic writers, Father Alexander Lucie-Smith of London's Catholic Herald and David Quinn in the Irish Catholic, argue that in his final interview, published posthumously, the late Cardinal Carlo Martini was not undermining Catholic orthodoxy but calling for a genuine spiritual renewal in the Church. Although their arguments represent a minority view, they are presented cogently.

 

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Further information:

• Don’t believe what you’ve read about Cardinal Martini’s last interview (Catholic Herald)
• On the misrepresentation of Cardinal Martini (Irish Catholic)
• Cardinal Martini, in final interview, called for 'radical transformation' of Church (CWN, 9/3)