Pope John Paul II Names 30 New Cardinals

AP/Yahoo! ^ | September 28, 2003 | VICTOR L. SIMPSON

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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II named 30 new cardinals on Sunday, including Philadelphia archbishop Justin Rigali, further putting his mark on the group that will name his successor.

The ailing, 83-year-old pope also designated a 31st cardinal but did not name him. That man was named "in pectore," or close to his heart, a term used for prelates in a country where the church is oppressed.

Boston's new archbishop, Sean O'Malley, was not on the list although his name had been circulating in the Italian media as a possible candidate.

O'Malley replaced Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned as Boston archbishop amid public outcry over a sex abuse scandal.

One possible explanation for O'Malley's absence on the list is that the pope was reluctant to name a cardinal from Boston while Law is still of election age and serving on several Vatican (news - web sites) commissions.

The College of Cardinals is already mainly made up of like-minded conservatives reflecting John Paul's choices during his 25-year-papacy. A new batch will further strengthen the ailing pope's influence on the choice of his successor.

Rigali, 68, is a native of Los Angeles who was previously archbishop of St. Louis. He is a conservative and has championed two of the pope's favorite causes — publicly condemning abortion and the death penalty. He rarely speaks in public.

John Paul will elevate the group at a consistory on Oct. 21, coinciding with the celebrations marking his 25th anniversary as pope.

The pope read the list out from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square to pilgrims and tourists gathered for his traditional Sunday greeting.

Much of Italy, including Vatican City, was without power on Sunday because of a massive blackout. The Vatican managed to amplify the pope's remarks with a backup generator provided at the last moment by Italy's RAI state television.

Inside the Vatican press room, journalists huddled with candles and flashlights to read the list. Only a few copies of the list had been made before the power went out early Sunday, shutting down the Vatican's copy machines.

Among the new cardinals are archbishops from Nigeria, France, Sudan, Spain, Scotland, Brazil, Ghana, India, Australia, Croatia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Hungary, Canada and Italy. Rigali is the only American on the list.

Prior to Sunday's announcement, the College of Cardinals had 164 members, but only 109 of them are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. Of the eligible voters, all but five were named by John Paul.

The new cardinals named on Sunday brought the number of voting-age cardinals over the 120 maximum electors. However, John Paul has previously exceeded that number in prior consistories.

The last time John Paul held a consistory to elevate the "princes of the church" and to give them their red hats was in February 2001. This will be the ninth consistory of his pontificate.

In addition to the newly named Philadelphia archbishop, John Paul also named some top Vatican officials as cardinals, including the French-born foreign minister Jean-Louis Tauran and prelates from Spain, Mexico, Japan and Italy.

John Paul had long been expected to name additional cardinals, wanting to add more of his personal touch to the group that will eventually elect his successor. His declining health, most evident during his recent trip to Slovakia, may have speeded up the announcement.

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[Truth666]

"Of the eligible voters, all but five were named by John Paul. "
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[livius]

I read the names of the two Spaniards in the Spanish press this morning (they didn't mention the names of the non-Spaniards). One was the bishop of a large see (Sevilla) and the other was a Vatican bureaucrat.

If this is any indication, I'd say they're pretty much safe appointees - that is, relatively new bishops of large sees that traditionally have a cardinal, or senior prelates who've been around so long that they "deserve" the job (sort of like Bob Dole and the Presidential candidacy).

Does anybody have a complete list of names?

[Nora]

The List - from a usually reliable source:
Pope John Paul II announced today 30 new Cardinals (plus 1 held in pectore).
Curial Officials: (7)
+Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, France, Vatican foreign minister
+Archbishop Renato Martino, Italy, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
+Archbishop Francesco Marchisano, Italy, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica
+Archbishop Julian Herranz, Spain, Prefect of the Vatican Office of Legislative Texts
+Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragan, Mexico, Prefect of Vatican office of Health Care
+Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamao, Japan, Prefect of Vatican office of Migrants
+Archbishop Attilio Nicora, Italy, Prefect of the Administration of Patrimony of the Holy See

Residential Bishops: (19)
+Archbishop Angelo Scola, Italy, Patriarch of Venice
+Archbishop Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Nigeria, Archbishop of Lagos
+Archbishop Bernard Panafieu, France, Archbishop of Marseille
+Archbishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Sudan, Archbishop of Khartoum
+Archbishop Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Spain, Archbishop of Seville
+Archbishop Justin Rigali, United States, Archbishop of Philadelphia
+Archbishop Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien, Scotland, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
+Archbishop Eusebio Oscar Scheid, Brazil, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro
+Archbishop Ennio Antonelli, Italy, Archbishop of Florence
+Archbishop Tarcisco Bertone, Italy, Archbishop of Genoa
+Archbishop Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Ghana, Archbishop of Cape Coast
+Archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo, India, Archbishop of Ranchi
+Archbishop George Pell, Australia, Archbishop of Sydney
+Archbishop Josip Bozanic, Croatia, Archbishop of Zagreb
+Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, Vietnam, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
+Archbishop Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, Guatemala, Archbishop of Guatemala
+Archbishop Philippe Barbarin, France, Archbishop of Lyon
+Archbishop Peter Erdo, Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
+Archbishop Marc Ouellet, Canada, Archbishop of Quebec

and the following priests: (4) (most likely all over the age of 80)
*Fr. George Cottier, Switzerland, the pope's personal theologian
*Msgr. Gustaaf Joos, Belgium
*Fr. Thomas Spidlik, Czech Republic
*Fr. Stanislaw Nagy, Poland

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"Of the eligible voters, all but five were named by John Paul. "

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[Remole]

Over the past 12 years or so, I review the list of cardinals carefully to pick out the 3 or 4 "papabili" (likely to be chosen Bishop of Rome and thus Pope) whom the mainstream media do not notice. And for a few years I settle on my favorites. But then the darndest thing happens: this Pope keeps living (Deo gratias!). Now I've got to go to the "Annuario Pontificio" (the huge guide-book of Vatican matters) to investigate these 30. But the most intriguing ones are the Archbp of Marseille and the two from Spain. I am willing to bet that the next Pope will be European, with some association with the Muslim world.

BTW, for those wondering why Archbp O'Malley was not given the red hat, it's because Cardinal Law is still active in the government of the church; that's not an infallible rule (Catholic pun), but I think it's operative here.

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I was trying to help people sort out (simplify) information. One of the reasons why most people don't understand the information they read it's because they waist their time with information that is redundant.
That line explains what kind of Pope will be elected. All you need to know is what kind of Pope John Paul is.

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Dear Remole,

Thanks for your comments.

In trying to determine the papabili, you undertake a task which I would scarcely attempt, LOL. I'd be interested in the results of your further study.

Regarding Archbishop O'Malley. That's what I read, too. The same thing was done with then-Archbishop James Hickey, in Washington, DC. After Cardinal O'Boyle retired, Archbishop Hickey wasn't created a cardinal for quite some time.


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[Remole]

Another intriguing name is Tauron, the foreign minister. But I really doubt that the next Pope will be a curia person. RAther, certainly someone with extensive pastoral experience. And anyway, if the consistory is next month, at least 18 months must then pass before anyone on this new list will be "papabili." Even Cardinals must pay their dues. And as for Hickey, I think another factor for the delay in his red hat was the presence of Cardinal Baum in Rome--Baum was Hickey's immediate predecessor and was given command of a congregation (Education) in Rome.

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Dear Remole,

Yes, I always forget about Cardinal Baum. He was here such a short time.


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[StAthanasiustheGreat]

Hopefully this will ensure that a Kaspar doesn't become the next Pope. Though I am nervous that a theological liberal could get elected.

[ninenot]

Good to see a new Cardinal Pell. Solid guy, faithful Catholic, and a real man.

[sockmonkey]

I remember Okogie's name from when he volunteered for this:

Nigerian Catholic archbishop Anthony Olubunmi Okogie volunteered to die in place of a woman condemned to death by stoning in an Islamic court for the crime of adultery. The woman, Safiya Hussaini Tungar-tudu, is appealing the conviction.