Christians who have influence in political life must feel as individuals responsibility in front of their own faith. And the duty of encouraging laws that are not in contradiction with the Commandments comes within the mission of the Church.

His Latin motto State in fide "Stand firmly in the faith" is derived from 1 Corinthians 16:13. Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (German: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) the highest representative post of the Catholic Church in Germany.

Karl Lehmann (born 16 May 1936) is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church Bishop of Mainz and former Chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops (German: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) the highest representative post of the Catholic Church in Germany.