The Second Consistory of Leo XIV: A Method of Government?
ANALYSIS: The extraordinary consistory can include the creation of new cardinals, but it can also be a consistory for discussion.
ANALYSIS: The extraordinary consistory can include the creation of new cardinals, but it can also be a consistory for discussion.
The cardinal, 93, made his remarks during one of two free discussion periods during the Jan. 7-8 consistory that drew together 170 of the 245 members of the College of Cardinals in Pope Leo XIV’s first major meeting with the sacred college since his election.
The Vatican made the announcement Thursday evening at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s first extraordinary consistory of cardinals that lasted two days.
At Mass on Jan. 8, Leo XIV urged the cardinals to place all their ‘hopes and ideas upon the altar.’
A brief Vatican note to cardinals obtained by the Register on Friday says the Holy Father plans to hold an extraordinary consistory Jan. 7-8.
‘Being a Christian is not about belonging to a club, but about translating the Gospel into action. We must embody what we believe.’
Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a large winning majority on the fourth ballot.
The pre-conclave sessions surfaced pressing concerns — and may hint at what kind of shepherd the cardinals hope to elect.
Taking the estimated number of Catholics in a country and dividing them by the number of cardinal-electors gives some idea of how well ‘represented’ the Catholic community in that country is.
Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ‘There’s no rush for the white smoke; we have time,’ one said.
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