Walter Kasper
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Walter Kasper is a German Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 2001 to 2010. He was previously Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart from 1989
Kardinal Walter Kasper
2013 conclave
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A conclave was held on 12 and 13 March 2013 to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February 2013. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fifth
Walter Kasper
…a pro hac vice title, but will again be a cardinal diaconate for his future successor there. Kasper was the oldest cardinal eligible to vote in the Papal conclave of 2013, having been 79 when the Papacy became vacant. His 80th birthday was on 5 March 2013, five days after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, on 28…
Pope Francis on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica following his election