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| Benedict XVI. names 15 new cardinals22. Februar 2006 in English, keine Lesermeinung On March 24, Pope Benedict XVI. will creat 15 new cardinals in a concistory, as he announced today. Vatican City (www.kath.net/VIS) Following the March 24 consistory, the first of his pontificate, the College of Cardinals will number 193 members of whom 120, under the age of 80, will be electors. In announcing the names, the Holy Father affirmed that today's feast is a particularly appropriate day to announce the concistory because cardinals have the duty to help and support Peters Successor in carrying out the apostolic task entrusted to him in the service of the Church. The cardinals, Benedict XVI. went on, constitute a sort of Senate around the Pope upon which he relies in carrying out the duties associated with his ministry as permanent and visible source and foundation of unity of faith and communion. The Holy Father also made it clear that with the new appointments he wished to make up the number of 120 cardinal electors, as established by Pope Paul VI. Given below is a list of the new cardinal electors: - Archbishop William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Pope then announced that he had also decided to elevate to the dignity of cardinal three prelates over the age of 80, in consideration of the service they have rendered to the Church with exemplary faithfulness and admirable dedication. They are: - Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls. The new cardinals, said the Pope, well reflect the universality of the Church. In fact, they come from various parts of the world and undertake different duties in the service of the People of God. I invite you to raise a special prayer to the Lord for them, that He may concede them the grace necessary to carry out their mission with generosity. In closing, the Holy Father expressed his intention to preside at a concelebration with the new Cardinals on the day following the concistory, March 25 and Solemnity of the Annunciation. For that occasion I will invite all members of the College of Cardinals, with whom I also intend to hold a meeting of reflection and prayer on March 23, the day prior to the concistory. Foto: © www.kath.net Ihnen hat der Artikel gefallen? Bitte helfen Sie kath.net und spenden Sie jetzt via Überweisung oder Kreditkarte/Paypal! LesermeinungenUm selbst Kommentare verfassen zu können müssen Sie sich bitte einloggen. Für die Kommentiermöglichkeit von kath.net-Artikeln müssen Sie sich bei kathLogin registrieren. Die Kommentare werden von Moderatoren stichprobenartig überprüft und freigeschaltet. Ein Anrecht auf Freischaltung besteht nicht. Ein Kommentar ist auf 1000 Zeichen beschränkt. Die Kommentare geben nicht notwendigerweise die Meinung der Redaktion wieder. | Mehr zuEnglish
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