Cardinal Walter Kasper at the Ecumenical Vespers service inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 18, 2019.

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Cardinal Walter Kasper at the Ecumenical Vespers service inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 18, 2019.

The cardinal criticized not only the Synodal Path’s content but also its structure, arguing that it was hampered by a “birth defect.” He said that the process was “on weak legs.”