Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – The President of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, Thorsten Latzel, has expressed his sympathy and condolences to the Catholic Church on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. expressed. According to the regional church office, Latzel wrote in a letter of condolence that Benedict was “an impressive personality and an outstanding figure in the history of Christianity in the 20th and 21st centuries”.
In numerous theological, ecclesiastical and social issues, Pope Benedict XVI. and the evangelical church have decidedly different views, according to Latzel. “In any case, he was an experienced, stimulating discussion partner for us and for many people in the global ecumenical community.” His courage to resign from office in 2013 also received great respect in the Protestant Church.
