Three of the 21 new cardinals are 80 or older and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave. Angel Fernández Artime, 62, a Spaniard who is rector major of the Salesians, a congregation of priests present in 133 countries. Monsignor Angel Sixto Rossi, 64, a Jesuit who is archbishop of his native Cordoba, Argentina Monsignor Jose Cobo Cano, 57, who was just appointed last month by Francis to be archbishop of Madrid and the Rev. Monsignor Emil Paul Tscherrig, 76, a Swiss prelate who is the first non-Italian to serve as papal ambassador to Italy and San Marino and Monsignor Christopher Louis Yves Pierre, 77, a Frenchman whose diplomatic postings included Washington, D.C. But the speed with which the La Plata archbishop was tapped publicly as a cardinal - eight days after the appointment - was notable and highlights the attention the pontiff gives to that office.Ī U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Francis made a “troubling” choice in picking the Argentine archbishop, who, in 2019, refused to believe victims who accused a priest in that archdiocese of sexually abusing boys. The office that Francis appointed Fernández to is traditionally headed by a cardinal. They are Monsignor Stephen Brislin, 66, archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa Monsignor Protase Rugambwa, 63, co-adjutor archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania and Monsignor Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, 59, archbishop of Juba, South Sudan, which the pope visited earlier this year. Three of the churchmen chosen to receive the cardinal red work in Africa, a continent where the Church has experience growth in recent decades. That means, increasingly, the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis, in the event of his resignation or death, are churchmen supportive of his values, priorities and perspectives and who share his vision for the future of the Catholic Church. On Sunday, in remarks preceding his reading out of the list of new cardinals, Pope Francis expressed hope that Israeli and Palestinian authorities would take up “direct dialogue” to end the “spiral of violence” - a reference to recent deadly clashes. Those two churchmen guide flocks in geopolitical areas of keen concern to the Vatican. The new cardinals also include Hong Kong Bishop Stephen Sau-yan Chow, 64, and the Vatican’s top official in the Middle East, Monsignor Pierbattista Pizzaballa, 58, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. 30.Īmong those tapped are several prelates holding or about to assume major Vatican posts, including the archbishop from La Plata, Argentina, Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, 59, whom the pope just named to lead the Holy See’s powerful office for ensuring doctrinal orthodoxy a nd overseeing processing of allegations of sexual abuse against clergy worldwide. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony to formally install the churchmen as cardinals will be held on Sept. The pope announced his picks during his customary weekly appearance to the public in St. VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong - places where Catholics are a small minority - as he continues to leave his mark on the body of churchmen who will select his successor.
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