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Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, liberal contender for pope, dies at 85
BBC News - Cardinal Carlo Martini says Church '200 years behind'
He used to defend Islam and muslims and sons os Ismael;
Le décès de Carlo Maria Martini le cardinal italien qui a défendu lislam à partir de lÉglise | Huspress
Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being "200 years behind" the times.Carlo Maria Martini, an Italian cardinal who was a rare liberal within the highly conservative Catholic Church hierarchy and who was considered a contender for the papacy in 2005, died Aug. 31. He was 85 and had Parkinsons disease. His death was announced by the Milan Archdiocese, where he had served as archbishop. Cardinal Martini, a Jesuit, frequently voiced openness to divisive issues for the church, such as using condoms to fight HIV/AIDS, priestly celibacy and homosexuality. Despite his liberal views in a college of cardinals that grew increasingly conservative under Pope John Paul II, he was considered a possible contender in the 2005 conclave that brought German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, to the papacy.
BBC News - Cardinal Carlo Martini says Church '200 years behind'
He used to defend Islam and muslims and sons os Ismael;
Le décès de Carlo Maria Martini le cardinal italien qui a défendu lislam à partir de lÉglise | Huspress