Cardinal Zuppi of Bologna just celebrated traditional vespers as reported by Rorate Caeli. I copy a bit of what they put on their blog below. This cardinal is clearly a progressive, pastoral cardinal, but truly liberal, in his pastoral concern for traditionalists. He has also celebrated the EF Mass in Rome, too.
While he would certainly be more in line with Pope Francis’ pastoral theology, I don’t think he is in line with the kind of polarization this papacy is creating, similar to what happened after Vatican II but now on steroids.
Cardinal Zuppi is thought to be a possible candidate for the next conclave. If it is to be another progressive pope, we need one like this.
This is what Edward Pentin of the National Catholic Register says about this Cardinal, who, btw, is also the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. So this gesture is certainly a powerful gesture, given Pope Francis animus towards traditionalists:
(Cardinal Zuppi) “has kept the channels of dialogue open with those who favor the Church’s tradition, and has celebrated the traditional Latin Mass on at least two occasions in the past. He also recently visited the seminary of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Gricigliano near Florence and was impressed by the number of vocations it had attracted.”
Cardinal Zuppi, Abp. of Bologna, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, led Traditional Vespers at the oldest standing religious building in Rome, the Pantheon (Sancta Maria ad Martyres), on this first day of the 2022 Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage to Rome.
And Edward Pentin has a good article in the National Catholic Register on Cardinal Zuppi and his paradoxes (press title):
Cardinal Zuppi Celebrates Traditional Solemn Vespers in Rome’s Pantheon
Although the Italian cardinal is more widely known for his social activism and closeness to those on Italy’s political left, he is also friendly to adherents of the traditional liturgy.
3 comments:
Good for His Eminence
Obviously he is more pastoral and charitable than his boss and perhaps more realistic
Father McDonald, earlier today you said:
"Cardinal Zuppi is thought to be a possible candidate for the next conclave. If it is to be another progressive pope, we need one like this."
I am amazed that you said that.
If you believe that Pope Francis is polarizing (he isn't to me)...wow! :-)
Edward Pentin's article today noted that Cardinal Zuppi does not have a problem with Traditionis Custodes.
Also, "traditionalists" have, for years, trashed Cardinal Zuppi as an horrific promoter of the Homosexual Lobby.
Examples:
From Rorate Caeli:
"HE HAS NOT proved himself worthy of Cardinal Caffarra. On the contrary, he has become one of the greatest promoters of the homosexual lobby in the Church today.
"This became absolutely clear with his promotion of known heretic James Martin, a deviant Jesuit who promotes the most horrendous lifestyles as acceptable to Catholics.
"For this, Zuppi was created as a Cardinal by Francis in September 2019."
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LifeSiteNews, May 24, 2022 A.D.
-- Pope Francis appoints pro-LGBT cardinal praised by top Freemason as president of Italian bishops’ conference
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has appointed a pro-LGBT cardinal to be the new president of the Italian Bishops Conference, two years after a Masonic Grand Master praised him as a potential Pope.
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Also, from today's Edward Pentin article in regard to Cardinal Zuppi:
"He has also become known in recent years for some distinctly heterodox positions, especially regarding homosexuality.
"In 2018, he drew controversy when he wrote the preface to Jesuit Father James Martin’s book Building a Bridge, and in 2020, he penned another preface to a book on the same subject called The Church and Homosexuality by Luciano Moia that advocated a “new attitude of pastoral responsibility” on the issue.
"Earlier this year, he was accused of covering up what observers said amounted to the first blessing of a homosexual couple in a church in his diocese."
Pax.
Mark Thomas
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