The Pope ordains the Nigerian Peter Okpaliki (Ricardo de Luca / Anatolia) cardinal
Ritual Pope francescoOn Saturday twenty cardinals ended up near to his lineage and he selected them from all continents, in a more stage on the highway to making ready for his succession.
This eighth synod in the pontificate of Francis, elected in 2013, comes amid speculations that the 85-12 months-outdated pope will resign and is confined to a wheelchair for months because of to knee agony that helps prevent the risk of his “open” retirement. one working day.
At 16:00 (14:00 GMT) on Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the Pope has ordained 20 new cardinals, of which 16 are “electors”, ie less than 80, who will be ready to take part in the conclave in the potential.
Observers are closely pursuing the appointment of these cardinals in demand of the Pope’s help, believing that they may be an sign of the next route of the non secular guidebook of some 1.3 billion Catholics.
The Argentine Jesuit, really delicate to the businesses of minoritiesfrom the regular preference of the archbishops of the significant towns, favoring lesser recognized personalities.
His selection of 5 Asians, together with two Indians, confirms the continent’s escalating significance.
The company pro said so Vatican Bernard Lecomte affirms that this confirms the “global character of the government of the Church, which signifies the Church of these days with a significant stature for the southern hemisphere”, in which 80% of the inhabitants life. Catholic.
At the conclusion of this first synod considering that November 2020, Pope Francis will have picked 83 cardinals out of a whole of 132 electors, or about two thirds, the share needed to elect a new pope.
With 40% of its voters, Europe stays the most represented continent in advance of South The us and Asia (16% just about every), Africa (13%) and North America (12%).
Among the the American personalities is Robert McIlroy, bishop of San Diego in California, regarded as a progressive for his stance on Catholics gay Particularly the Italian missionary Giorgio Marengo, who will work in Mongolia, and his alternative was not foreseen. At 48, Marengo will develop into the youngest cardinal in the earth.
To these is extra Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, who will grow to be the sixth French in the Higher education of Cardinals. Aveline, 63, specifically dedicated to interreligious dialogue, explained: “This have faith in of the Pope is a great honor, which pushes me a lot more in my mission to provide Christ”.
To these are included the Nigerian Peter Okpaliki, the Brazilian Leonardo Ulrich Steiner and the archbishop of Dili in East Timor Virgilio de Carmo da Silva.
(AFP)
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