Leo Scheffczyk information

His Eminence

Leo Scheffczyck
His Eminence; Leo Scheffczyck
Appointed	21 February 2001
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1947
Created cardinal	21 February 2001; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Leo Scheffczyk; 21 February 1920; Beuthen, Silesia, Germany; (modern Bytom, Poland)
Died	8 December 2005; Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality	German
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi
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Leo Scheffczyk ([ˈleːo ˈʃɛf.tʃɪk]; 21 February 1920 – 8 December 2005) was a German cardinal and theologian. He was a long-time theologian at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the strongest advocates for orthodoxy during the long pontificate of John Paul II. During the 1980s and 1990s, he severely criticized some of his former students, e.g. Leonardo Boff, who advocated a Marxist version of liberation theology. Scheffczyk likely played a major role in drafting the most controversial documents, such as Ordinatio sacerdotalis and Ad tuendam fidem.^[2] He was made a cardinal in 2001. He was regarded as an important thinker in late twentieth-century Catholicism.

^ Ephesians 3:8 KJV.NVUL.LU.EU: preach the unsearchable riches of Christ · Latin: evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi · German: mit dem Evangelium den unergründlichen Reichtum Christi verkünden
^ Allen, John L. (Jr.); Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith; page 186; published 2000 by Continuum International Publishing Group

[1] Ephesians 3:8 KJV.NVUL.LU.EU: preach the unsearchable riches of Christ · Latin: evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi · German: mit dem Evangelium den unergründlichen Reichtum Christi verkünden

[2] Allen, John L. (Jr.); Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith; page 186; published 2000 by Continuum International Publishing Group

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