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Cardinal Walter Brandmüller dismisses talk of a Third Vatican Council

In a far-reaching interview, the 96-year-old cardinal says 'it’s far too early for that' and that the Church is 'still absorbing the last council'
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The reaction to the Archbishop of Oklahoma’s appointment as president of the USCCB has been to label him a “conservative culture warrior”. In reality, he is simply Catholic
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