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Cardinal Marx, the Catechism, and heresy

A Pillar explainer

The Pillar
Apr 01, 2022
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Münich’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx courted controversy this week, appearing to make his most explicit statement yet that both he and the German bishops’ “synodal way” are set on parting company with the Church’s universal teaching authority.

In an interview published Thursday, Marx said that the Catechism of the Catholic Church isn’t “carved in stone,” and …

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