Cardinal Martini, end of an era

Cardinal Martini, end of an era

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By Thomas C. Fox

Thomas C. Fox

Catholic hunger for pastoral leadership was clearly on display in Italy earlier this month when some 200,000 mourners reportedly turned out in Milan to show their respects for Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, who died Aug. 31st, at the age of 85. There’s no reason to believe Pope Benedict XVI had anything but personal admiration for Martini, but the two men have had very different visions of church.