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Pope quotes late cardinal to say church is '200 years out of date'

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"Cardinal Martini, in his last interview a few days before his death, said words that should make us reflect: 'The church is 200 years out of date. Why don't we rouse ourselves? Are we afraid?'" Francis said.

Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini was a former Archbishop of Milan and leading liberal voice in the Catholic Church. Once seen as a possible pope, he died from Parkinson's in August 2012.

The pope quoted him in his traditional pre-Christmas address to the Roman Curia, the Vatican bureaucracy. He used such occasions in the past to berate cardinals and other Curia members over their failings.

In his speech, Francis said the church needs to adapt to epochal changes, and accept a historic loss of influence in secularized Western societies.


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