VATICAN CITY
Asia One
AFP
Monday, Jul 02, 2012
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI on Monday appointed German archbishop Ludwig Muller to head up the Vatican’s orthodoxy watchdog, replacing American Cardinal William Levada who is retiring from the post.
The Archbishop of Regensburg in southern Germany, Muller has a reputation as a defender of Catholic Orthodoxy and has been criticised by German groups clamouring for change, such as “Die Kirche von unten” (The Church from below).
A personal friend of the German-born pope, who charged him with publishing his writings, Muller is however also known for his long-standing support for Gustavo Guttierez, founder of the socialist Liberation theology movement.
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