Pope Francis attends a consistory ceremony where 13 bishops were elevated to a cardinal's rank in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020.
Most of the cardinals removed their masks when they approached a maskless Francis to receive their red hats, but Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington D.C., kept his on. “Let’s think of so many types of corruption in the life of the priesthood,” Francis told the new cardinals, deviating from his prepared text. If they think of themselves so grandly, “you won’t be pastors close to the people, you’ll just be ‘Eminence.’ And if you feel this way, you’ll have strayed off the road,” the pope warned.
“There is awareness now of the need for racial reconciliation, an awareness that I have not seen at this level and at this intensity before,” Gregory said. The Vatican’s in-house theologian-preacher, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, also got a red hat, but he successfully argued against being made a bishop as well, saying at his age — 86 — he couldn’t take on the responsibility. He also eschewed a red cassock for Saturday’s ceremony, using instead his brown hooded friar’s robes covered with a white “rochet” vestment.
With Saturday’s new cardinals, Francis has named 73 of the 128 voting-age cardinals, compared to 39 for Pope Benedict XVI and 16 for St. John Paul II. While the outcome of a future conclave can never be predicted, it’s not a stretch to suggest that a hefty majority of today’s electors presumably share the pastoral and doctrinal attitudes of the pope who named them.
First black worthy of the post of Cardinal in church’s 2000-year history!😮
Funny how the comments wonder how it took that long for a 'BLACK CARDINAL' to be elected. The world has around 50 African Cardinals at the moment. Protestant Americans... 😆😆😆
Says the most corrupt man on earth sitting in the seat of satan himself. Protest is not over
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Must be SCREW the IRISH, at the Vatican, again.
Especially effective during a real life crisis. Why won't they melt down their vast gold supplies and start feeding and clothing the poor instead of preaching another millenia about it while encouraging crusade & supporting colonialism in the background?
So?
BreRVA So it took that Catholic Church until 2020 to select a Black cardinal?
any women? oh thats right.. god doesn't do equality in his creations.
Wow, it only took 2020 years .....
So how many kids do U have to molest to be 'Elevated', Mr Pope🤔
Ok, but who the hell cares about the CatholicChurch? How about focus on 'elevating' more folks who will stop the blatant sexual abuse of children? This is coming from someone who doesn't have/like kids. ReligiousFreedom
What’s the child rape count on these guys?
How about a few saints also. That would be a miracle.
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My God how terrible. Them catholics on SCOTUS could rectify this turnout.
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Thanks to the Pope for setting an example as a religious leader on how to deal with a pandemic emergency
Why does it matter that the first 'African' American becomes a cardinal? Stop being so preoccupied with race in America! You are also very preoccupied with those perceived as black vs white.
Hocus pocus
Only now? Why not the past seven years he’s been pope?
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