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Cardinal Pell
By Debbie Warrier
Pope John Paul II named Sydney’s Archbishop George Pell as one of 30 new cardinals at the Vatican, during Sunday Mass on September 28. Cardinal Pell said of the appointment: “It is a signal honour to be appointed a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. The ancient College of Cardinals reflects the unity and universality of the Catholic Church, both wonderful blessings.” “As Archbishop of Sydney, my appointment also recognizes the contribution of the Catholic community to Australian life. I will continue working to maintain and deepen this tradition of service,” he added. Cardinal Pell gave an inaugural press conference in Sydney on Monday September 29. Asked if he thought he would get the chance to vote for a new Pope soon, Cardinal Pell replied: “… I only know about the Pope’s health from the press and I also know that occasionally when the press is talking about things religious, it’s a bit unreliable. So I’m no better informed than you are but he’s obviously not well.” Cardinal Pell told reporters his work in Sydney was his main priority and that would continue. Dr Pell added he would make three or four brief visits to Rome annually, and that he had been doing so for some time. On the issue of asylum seekers, Cardinal Pell said he would conContinued on Page 3
Archbishop George Pell celebrates Mass on October 14 in St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney last year.
Photo: CNS/Reuters
■ Pell has become a lightning rod, it seems to me, not because he is the conniving, authoritarian heavy portrayed by some, but because he has ideas - ideas that challenge the dominant consensus among Australia's intellectual and cultural tastemakers. And that, I suggest, is why the attacks on him over the years have had a particularly venomous personal character." - George Weigel, biographer of Pope John Paul II writing in the foreword to the Australian biography of Cardinal Pell by Tess Livingstone
Archbishop Hickey welcomes appointment
"A
rchbishop Pell has shown not only loyalty to the teachings of the Church, but strong leadership in the face of opposition from elements who want the Church to change radically." "He has resisted the trend to make the Church conform to the values of secular society and has championed the view that God must be at the centre of both personal and civic life. We need Christian leaders such as Cardinal-elect George Pell.” - Comment to media, Monday September 29
Is the Pope’s successor among the new Cardinals?
T
alk inevitably turns to the Pope’s successor in naming new Cardinals. But there may be more than the usual reasons to take note of the newly named Cardinals in light of something the Pope said early last year. When a group of Argentine bishops met the Pope in February 2002, one of them
thanked the pontiff for naming as a cardinal the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. "He would make a good successor to you, Your Holiness," the visiting bishop said. To which the pope deadpanned: "My successor has not been made a Cardinal yet." - CNS
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