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German youth body keeps More as patron, despite ‘polemical’ opposition to Reformation

The Katholische Junge Gemeinde voted to retain St. Thomas as its patron despite 'his rigid adherence to Church structures.'

Luke Coppen
Jun 03, 2026
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A German Catholic youth organization has voted to retain St. Thomas More as its patron after a two-year review of his suitability.

A portrait of St. Thomas More, by Hans Holbein the Younger. Public Domain.

The Katholische Junge Gemeinde adopted a resolution at its May 27-31 annual national assembly keeping the 16th-century English martyr as its patron, “w…

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