Cardinal Walter Kasper, former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, leaves a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo. Cardinal Kasper, Pope Benedict XVI's theological "sparring partner," remembered the late pope in a column in the Vatican newspaper. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) German Cardinal Kasper was a key adviser to Pope Francis (2013–2025). One year after the Pope’s death, he takes stock and looks back on the legacy of his turbulent pontificate. One year after the death of Pope Francis (2013–2025), the German Curia Cardinal Walter Kasper has paid tribute to his work. In an article for…
