Word: archbishop
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Last week Paul announced that he would elevate Benelli to the College of Cardinals at a consistory on June 27 and appoint him the new Archbishop of Florence. The news stirred worldwide speculation that Paul, who turns 80 on Sept. 26 and is visibly tired and suffering from arthritis, is preparing for the end of his papacy...
...cardinal's hat in order to make him a prospect for election as the next Pope. Although Benelli, 56, has a wide background as an administrator and diplomat (attaché to France, Brazil, Spain; nuncio to Senegal), he lacks the pastoral experience that he will gain as archbishop in his native Tuscany, as did Paul before he took the See of Milan. In a region long under Communist influence, Benelli will have to deal at firsthand with problems ranging from unemployment to abortion reform...
Although they believe Benelli unlikely to become the next Pope, Vaticanologists do see a major role for him when Paul dies or retires. "Benelli would be the 'great elector' and not the candidate," predicts one archbishop. More generally, it is thought that Paul wants Benelli to possess a cardinal's clout, the better to press Pauline principles in the inner circle of the Italian hierarchy and the College of Cardinals...
...matter at their semi-annual meeting, the 5,000-word final draft of the statement expressed appreciation for the Detroit meeting and a willingness to at least think about its long list of recommendations. Moreover, a group of 20 Call to Action enthusiasts, led by Newark's Archbishop Peter Gerety, put through an amendment that sets up a special committee to monitor the handling of the Detroit proposals over the next five years...
...while the bishops resisted some of the most publicized Detroit proposals, they did promise to hold further consultations and, as Archbishop Bernardin put it, to "listen, learn, discern and make judgments...