VATICAN CITY
AsiaOne
AFP
Friday, Feb 28, 2014
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Friday said the Archbishop of Cologne Cardinal Joachim Meisner, who has made controversial comments about Muslims, was stepping down from his duties as archbishop after reaching retirement age.
In comments that were widely condemned, the 80-year-old Meisner last month told members of the conservative Neocatechumenal Way Catholic group: “Each of your families is easily worth three Muslim families for me”.
Meisner has been archbishop of Cologne since 1989.
“The Holy Father has accepted the renunciation,” the Vatican said in a statement.
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