Posts Tagged ‘cardinal advisers’

History’s former cardinals

Friday, March 27th, 2015

Although Scottish archbishop Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien – who has just been divested of his cardinalatial rights and powers (participation in the Conclave and in Consistories) – gets to formally keep the title of cardinal, it remains just that, a decorative title devoid of any significance. As such, he joins a list of 23 other Read more

Cardinal advisers will be like Monty’s motorbike corps

Friday, June 7th, 2013

Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has said the group of cardinal advisers chosen by Pope Francis will be like the motorbike corps used by Field Marshall Montgomery to gather information during the Second World War. “The Holy Father — like all popes — needs access to information, not just through official sources,” he said. During Read more