OH JOY! POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW CARDINALS (BY THE WAY, AFTER VATICAN NEWS, I AM THE FIRST TO POST ALL THE NAMES, HOW’S THAT FOR BLOGGING!)

Cardinal-elect Victor Manuel Fernandez:

 I presume that all of these cardinals-elect take seriously Pope Francis’ warnings about not worshiping doctrine, but let us pray they will never worship the “spirit” of Vatican II, inclusivity or synodality, especially synodality, and chatting (chiacchierare) endlessly about matters already settled!

FROM VATICAN NEWS, JULY 9, 2023:

Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals

At the end of his greetings, the Pope announced there will be a consistory on 30 September 2023, before the start of the October of Synod of Bishops.

The Cardinal-elects hail from around the world. Among them are the Prefects of the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez; of the Dicastery for Bishops, Archbishop Robert Francis Prevost; of the Dicastery for Oriental Churches, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti. 

The Holy Father also named as Cardinals, Bishop Stephen Chriw Sau-yan of Hong Kong, and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

Here are the names of the new Cardinals:

1.         H. E. Archbishop. Robert Francis PREVOST, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

2.         H.E. Archbishop Claudio GUGEROTTI, Prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches

3.         H. E. Archbishop Víctor Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

4.         H. E. Archbishop Emil Paul TSCHERRIG, Apostolic Nunzio

5.         H. E. Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges PIERRE, Apostolic Nunzio

6.         H. E. Archbishop Pierbattista PIZZABALLA, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

7.         H. E. Archbishop Stephen BRISLIN, Archbishop of the Capetown (Kaapstad)

8.          H. E. Archbishop Ángel Sixto ROSSI, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba

9.         H. E. Archbishop Luis José RUEDA APARICIO, Archbishop of Bogotá

10.      H. E. Archbishop Grzegorz RYŚ, Archbishop of Łódź

11.      H. E. Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin MULLA, Archbishop of Juba

12.       H. E. Archbishop José COBO CANO, Archbishop of Madrid

13.       H. E. Archbishop Protase RUGAMBWA, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora

14.      H. E. Bishop Sebastian FRANCIS, Bishop of Penang

15.      H. E. Bishop Stephen CHOW SAU-YAN, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong

16.      H. E. Bishop François-Xavier BUSTILLO, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio

17.      H. E. Bishop Américo Manuel ALVES AGUIAR, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon

18.      Rev. Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, s.d.b., Rector Major of the Salesians

The Pope also said that long with cardinals elect, he will join to the members of the College of Cardinals, two archbishops and one religious who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Church.

19.         H.E. Archbishop Agostino MARCHETTO, Apostolic Nuncio.

20.         H.E. Archbishop Diego Rafael PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná

21.         Rev. Fr. Luis Pascual DRI, OFM Cap., Confessor of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei, Buenos Aires

My astute comment: I am shocked, just shocked, that Jesuitical Father James Martin was not included in the last three—where’s the inclusivity? 

"Let us pray for the new Cardinals, so that, confirming their adhesion to Christ, the merciful and faithful High Priest (cf. Heb 2:17), they might help me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of the entire Holy People faithful to God," the Holy Father concluded.