Posted on 08/15/2005 5:19:25 AM PDT by marshmallow
Cologne, Germany, Aug. 13 (CNA/CWNews.com) - In an in interview on the preparations for World Youth Day, the hosting archbishop, Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne, said the event is a gathering for young people, not for "the people of yesterday" such as dissident theologians Eugen Drewermann or Hans Kung.
In an interview granted to the Bonn newspaper General-Anzeiger , Cardinal Meisner noted that Hans Kung and Eugen Drewermann are not welcome at the event. "The entire event is oriented to be an encounter for young people and not for 'seniors'," he said.
"There is nothing for them (Kung and Drewermann) here, as young people are not interested in the silliness they fostered for so long. We don't need any Drewermann or Kung or anything else stale at WYD," Cardinal Meisner added.
Both Drewermann and Kung have criticized WYD, calling it "triumphalism," and a dissident group has hinted it might bring both theologians to a parallel event.
Cardinal Meisner also noted that the gathering in Cologne "will be the first to have the special presence of two Popes, one from above, and the other from here below in the world."
"I desire that all those who arrive here return home happier than when they came, and that we here are all happier and more satisfied afterwards than when we welcomed them in," he said.
Bet that one will really draw a crowd.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! "No dinosaurs welcome," huh?
Gotta love it!
Hans Kung and Eugen Drewermann are as welcome to WYD as bastards are to family reunions.
Kinda' ironic when one considers this statement is coming from a 72 year old Cardinal. What evidence is there that either Kung or Drewerman planned on, or even wanted to attend?
"old" is the sense of "passe."
Not so much bastards as the nutty aunt and her husband who are crass, have no couth and complain about everything, including the price of living, while driving a Mercedes, taking an annual cruise and ski trip, etc.
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