tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post2539132802926704443..comments2024-02-28T04:48:59.561+08:00Comments on The Pinoy Catholic: Odd observation in this year's first consistoryPedro Lorenzo Ruizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817125203522413704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post-29806934109401278192012-01-16T03:27:17.327+08:002012-01-16T03:27:17.327+08:00Correction, the Pope won't name a Cardinal fro...Correction, the Pope won't name a Cardinal from an Archdiocese if his predecessor is still under 80, not if his predecessor is still living.J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16252279581506941844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post-3289877303218142822012-01-09T11:13:20.113+08:002012-01-09T11:13:20.113+08:00I don't see any thing surprising here if the P...I don't see any thing surprising here if the Pope wouldn't elevate a Filipino to the cardinalate in the forthcoming consistory of because of the following:<br /><br />1. The Archdiocese of Cebu is NOT a cardinatial See per se, that is even if there is a precedence that Cebu Archbishops are elevated to the cardinalate this is not always the case and is automatic. Technically the only cardinatial sees in the world are the Suburbicarian sees of Ostia, Valletri-Segni, Porto- Santa Rufina, Frascati, Palestrina, Albano and Sabina-Poggio Mirteto who's see are always given to Cardinal Bishops of the Sacred College. <br /><br />2. Being a cardinal is a "pontifical privilege". That is only Popes have the power and decision who to elevate as cardinals of the Roman Church. Its a personal choice of the Supreme Pontiff who he wanted to become cardinals.<br /><br />3. I don't see any good reason for elevating Archbishop Palma and Archbishop Tagle to the Sacred College. May be the Curia noticed the "rumblings" within traditionalist and conservative circles regarding the record of the new Archbishop of Manila that's why caution must have been advised to the Pope. But who knows the real score? Regarding Archbishop Palma, this must be in deference to Cardinal who is still living but this is only a wild guess.<br /><br />Though it is sad to see that no compatriot is to be made a cardinal I think the Pope had his reasons, some very good reasons for doing so.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890159031158673156noreply@blogger.com