As I
mentioned earlier rumors of Br. Roger Schutz' conversion to Catholicism have been circulating for quite some time, fired by his reception of Communion at the funeral of John Paul II and his own Catholic funeral celebrated by Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. These were seemingly confirmed in a
recent article * in
Le Monde, which, based on interviews with historian Yves Chiron, claims Br. Roger converted to Catholicism in 1972 and maintained the secret to prevent discord in his ecumenical movement.
Taizé says not quite.
Reflections to follow.
*Unfortunately couldn't find this in English, so I'm working off the
Catholic World News recap. Translations or links welcome.