VATICAN CITY
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It is the new prefect Müller. Opposed in his country, Germany, as too conservative. And at the same time criticized by the traditionalist circles of Rome and the world as too “liberal.” But a favorite of the pope
VATICAN CITY, July 13, 2012 – Before switching to the evocative setting of the pontifical villas of Castel Gandolfo for the customary summer break, Benedict XVI has given approval to a small but significant round of appointments in the Vatican curia.
The main move concerns the change at the top of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith.
Pope Joseph Ratziner has selected as his second successor after the American William J. Levada the Bavarian bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 65 years old next December 31, since 2002 the bishop of Regensburg.
The new head of what used to be called the Holy Office has a reputation as a double-faced Janus.
On the one hand, above all in his country, he is considered one of the most conservative prelates on the field. It is no coincidence that the Swiss-German theologian and priest Hans Küng has called this decision “catastrophic.”
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