Dubia Cardinal Joachim Meisner Dead at 83

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, former Archbishop of Cologne and "Dubia" cardinal has passed away at the age of 83.  He died in his sleep while on vacation at Bad Füssing.  The cardinal was born on December 25th in Breslau which was formerly Germany but is now Wroclaw, Poland.  He had a very close relationship with St. Pope John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and was considered the leader of the conservative German prelates.  May he rest in peace.

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of the four #dubia cardinals, has died at the age of 83. I hope no conspiracy theories develop. #rip

— Sacerdotus🇺🇸🎆 (@Sacerdotus) July 5, 2017

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of the four #dubia cardinals, has died at the age of 83 https://t.co/GGJqbHnhqt

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 5, 2017

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, ex archbishop of Cologne (1988-2014) has died. He was 1 of the 4 cardinals to raise doubts on Pope's doc on family

— Gerard O'Connell (@gerryorome) July 5, 2017

Source:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/cardinal-joachim-meisner-dies-at-83

https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/07/05/cardinal-meisner-one-dubia-cardinals-dies-83/

http://www.newsday.com/news/world/german-cardinal-joachim-meisner-dies-1.13784005

https://www.domradio.de/themen/erzbistum-koeln/2017-07-05/kardinal-meisner-mit-83-jahren-verstorben