A prominent 93-year-old German cardinal has issued a stark warning that the Catholic Church in Germany is experiencing a “deep crisis”, while strongly cautioning German bishops and reformers against attempting to dictate the direction of the universal Church.
Cardinal Walter Kasper, former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, made the remarks in late May 2026 at a conference titled “God in Today’s World”, organised by his former diocese.
