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German Catholics: In Death, Benedict XVI Will Have ‘New Impact’ Upon Church in Their Homeland

Hannah BrockhausGerman Catholics who attended Benedict XVI’s funeral in Rome, like these members of the lay movement New Beginning, are confident that the late pope will continue to aid the Church in Germany.

Whether through a reconsideration of his theology or via his possible heavenly intercession, German Catholics who attended the late pope’s funeral see a big role for the Bavarian native in their country’s ongoing ecclesial crisis.