Leo Scheffczyk
German cardinal and theologian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leo Scheffczyk ([ˈleːo ˈʃɛf.tʃɪk]; 21 February 1920 – 8 December 2005) was a German cardinal and theologian. He was a long-time theologian at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the strongest advocates for orthodoxy during the long pontificate of John Paul II. During the 1980s and 1990s, he severely criticized some of his former students, e.g. Leonardo Boff, who advocated a Marxist version of liberation theology. Scheffczyk likely played a major role in drafting the most controversial documents, such as Ordinatio sacerdotalis and Ad tuendam fidem.[2] He was made a cardinal in 2001. He was regarded as an important thinker in late twentieth-century Catholicism.
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His Eminence Leo Scheffczyck | |
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Appointed | 21 February 2001 |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella |
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Ordination | 29 June 1947 |
Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Leo Scheffczyk (1920-02-21)21 February 1920 |
Died | (2005-12-08)8 December 2005 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi[1] |
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