Februar 2019

Paul Badde passed away in Manoppello

Paul Badde, a member of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society since 2012, passed away on Monday, 10 November, in the Abruzzo village of Manoppello, where he had recently moved from Rome.

Badde, formerly a journalist for Die Welt, was a brilliant writer and political analyst who, as a fervent Catholic, devoted himself entirely to ecclesiastical topics and eventually settled in Rome. Here, especially under Pope Benedict XVI, the great hour of the tireless Badde arrived. Together with Guido Horst, he contributed to Vatican Magazine with enormous personal commitment (the connoisseur Badde wrote the column ‘Von Mahl zu Mahl’ [From Meal to Meal], among other things) and undertook many reports on the great sites of Christianity. His trademarks: a slouch hat and a gruff voice. He courageously stirred up some hornets' nests and got beaten up for it – a true disciple of Joseph Görres.

In Rome, he and his wife were regular visitors to the Campo Santo Teutonico, where he was a benevolent commentator on the sermons and a curious listener on the guided tours... Until his stroke, he frequently attended the Görres lectures and sometimes accompanied them as a journalist. Most recently, he conducted an interview with the writer in order to write an article about the Irish priest Hugh O'Flaherty, who brought thousands of Jews and persecuted people to safety from the Campo Santo Teutonico during the German occupation of Rome.

Badde is inseparable from the image of Christ in Manopello. He brought popes and the entire German episcopate there. He is an honorary citizen of the town. Now he has passed away in his adopted home. May the good, fatherly restless spirit rest in peace..

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