Benedict XVI: The Bark of Peter is
Sinking
By David Martin
The Church continues to
lament the passing of Cardinal Meisner of Cologne, who was an outspoken opponent
of Amoris Laetita which breaks
with tradition by allowing divorced and civilly remarried people to receive
Communion. Surprisingly, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sent a letter of tribute to
be read at Meisner's funeral on July 15. In the letter he
says: