As a cardinal, Pope Benedict reportedly called Marcel Lefebvre ‘the most important bishop of the 20th century’

 LifeSiteNews was able to obtain a written recollection of these words by the German cardinal from one of the two priests present at that meeting in the Palazzo di San Uffizio.

Abp. Marcel Lefebvre (third from right).Spiritains / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Maike Hickson

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Fri Dec 3, 2021 - 2:43 pm EST

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — In the summer of 2003, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, reportedly told two priests in a private audience that he considered Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the founder of the priestly Society of St. Pius X, to be “the most important bishop of the 20th century with regard to the universal Church.”

LifeSiteNews was able to obtain a written recollection of these words by the German cardinal from one of the two priests present at that 30 minute long meeting in the Palazzo di San Uffizio.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/bombshell-as-a-cardinal-pope-benedict-reportedly-called-marcel-lefebvre-the-most-important-bishop-of-the-20th-century/