Question about Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Just curious, how is Dietrich Bonhoeffer received in Catholic theology? Was he a martyr? Was he just a theologian that is generally well received by everyone?
 
Benjamin_Lorenz said:
Just curious, how is Dietrich Bonhoeffer received in Catholic theology? Was he a martyr? Was he just a theologian that is generally well received by everyone?
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Benjamin: Your question is a really good one. Something I have wondered myself. I hope there is a well versed historian/theology professor on this site to answer your question.

I have admired Bonhoeffer greatly for his courage in the face of Hitler and his power over Bonhoeffer’s life and death. I’m not sure the church would recognize him as a martyr in the strict Catholic sense, but one has to admit, his actions paralleled the faith and action of many a recognized Catholic martyr. In any case, any Catholic familiar with Bonhoeffer and his courage has to hold the man in high esteem.

Shalom
 
At the canonization of St. Maximilian Kolbe, the pope referred to Bonhoeffer and said something about him “sharing the same reward.”
 
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