The Cardinal and Jesus, the song and the actress

Can you imagine that Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki walks around the cathedral happily and whistles the Whitney Houston († 2012) hit "I will always love you"?

The song he himself could sing as a bishop, said Woelki on Sunday on the Domradio. And it all depends completely on the Hollywood movie "Bodyguard".

"The story is encouraging"

In this Houston plays not only the leading role, even the song is the title song of the movie, whose story Cardinal Woelki finds "encouraging". People wanted a safe world without class and race differences, in which "the successful pop singer falls in love with the poor lifeguard," said the Cardinal. It is hard to say "just a nice word to the daft neighbours or the co-worker at the workplace. Not to mention living together with people of different origins, culture or religion. "

Everyone has a bodyguard

On the other hand, stories such as "Bodyguard" give courage to overcome one's own narrow limits and to be "there and everywhere for each other." He is convinced that every human being has such a bodyguard - formerly called a Guardian Angel "And if true, infinite love comes then, then happiness is perfect," said Woelki. "This happens - thank God - not just in the film."

"My bodyguard is called Jesus Christ"

And his personal guardian angel? "My bodyguard is Jesus Christ!"

The Cardinal knows that the musical has seen more than 500,000 spectators in the Musical Dome and has now moved to Stuttgart, but he was not in the "Blue Tent". However, the film also suffices for his insights.

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Message from the Cardinal....

"I wanna dance with somebody!" Don't worry, I'm not going to go all Kevin Costner on you and dance with Whitney Houston. In these days, the musical Bodyguard is leaving Cologne and moving on to Stuttgart. More than 500,000 visitors have come from all over the world to the Rhine to be here in the Musical Dome when the wonderful love story of the film Bodyguard comes on stage. At the time, the successful film had over six million enthusiastic viewers in Germany alone. Romantic love stories are always fascinating, especially when they are accompanied by the right music.

Who of us does not long for infinite and boundless love? The place where all boundaries are overcome and the successful pop singer falls in love with the poor bodyguard. We humans wish for an ideal world in which class and racial differences do not matter. It does not matter if Cinderella or Pretty Woman are our heroines who break through all boundaries. However, how hard is it for us in everyday life to just say a nice word to the stupid neighbour or the conceited colleague at work? This is not to mention living together with people of other origins, cultures or religions.

So it is good when stories like Bodyguard give us courage. Encourage us to overcome our own narrow boundaries. Encourage us to be there for each other always and everywhere. By the way, I am quite sure that each of us has a bodyguard. Someone who is there when we need him. Someone who provides protection and support in uncertain times. In the past, such a bodyguard was called a guardian angel. And if true, infinite love is added to that, then happiness is perfect. Thank God, that does not only happen in films.

I can sing "I will always love you!" even as a bishop. Because my bodyguard is called Jesus Christ!

Yours, Rainer Woelki Archbishop of Cologne

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