GERMANY
ABNA
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Leader of the Catholic Church has accepted the resignation of a controversial cardinal who had been widely criticized for his anti-Islamic comments.
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Cologne’s Roman Catholic archbishop Joachim Meisner.
Meisner’s resignation is said to have been due to his old age but German Muslims’ anger over his anti-Islamic remarks seem to have also played a part.
A few weeks ago he praised the high birth rate among Catholics for making up for large Muslim families.
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