Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare for the upcoming papal conclave, reports CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.
The cardinal warns against any “friend and foe thinking” that categorizes people as “for me” or “against me,” calling such division particularly “harmful for the Church, which by its nature is meant to be the sign, the instrument” of communion with God and among people.
Müller, who served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2012 to 2017, offers a profound perspective on the concept of “periphery” popularized by Pope Francis.
Warning of an ideological contrast of “center versus periphery,” Müller tells EWTN Germany that the world is a sphere where every person stands equidistant from its core — and that the Eucharist, whether celebrated in the Amazon or St. Peter’s Basilica, remains the same sacred rite, uniting believers worldwide in a shared faith.
