In the midst of the clash between Rome and the Church in Germany, Il Giornale focuses on a hitherto unknown episode: in 2021, Benedict XVI would have written to Cardinal Reinhard Marx —his successor as archbishop of Munich and Freising— to convey his “great concern” about the direction of the Synodal Way .
According to the Italian newspaper, the Pope Emeritus did not limit himself to a generic warning. Vatican sources cited by the outlet assure that Ratzinger was “very skeptical” about the drift of the German Church and was convinced that “this Way will do harm and end badly if it is not stopped” .
The article claims that Marx ignored the call from the Pope Emeritus. And it adds a detail that, in Vatican terms, is even more significant: a few months later, Benedict XVI would have been “discredited” in Germany by the abuse report commissioned by the Archdiocese of Munich, without his successor at the helm of the see —Marx— coming to his defense.
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