Leo Scheffczyk

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Leo Scheffczyk

Religious Studies

#461

World Rank

#880

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Theology

#152

World Rank

#389

Historical Rank

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• Religious Studies

Leo Scheffczyk's Degrees

• Doctorate Dogmatic Theology University of Tübingen

Why Is Leo Scheffczyk Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Leo Scheffczyk was a German cardinal and theologian. He was a long-time theologian at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the strongest advocates for orthodoxy during the long pontificate of John Paul II. During the 1980s and 1990s, he severely criticized some of his former students, e.g. Leonardo Boff, who advocated a Marxist version of liberation theology. Scheffczyk likely played a major role in drafting the most controversial documents, such as Ordinatio sacerdotalis and Ad tuendam fidem. He was made a cardinal in 2001. He was regarded as an important thinker in late twentieth-century Catholicism.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Leo Scheffczyk?

Leo Scheffczyk is affiliated with the following schools:

• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• University of Wrocław
• University of Tübingen