![]() Not long after, within six weeks of Gregory's election as USCCB chief in late 2001, the crisis' national eruption began in Boston, and despite the resistance of many of the young president's elders on the bench – let alone potent opposition in Rome – "one strike and you're out" didn't just become the church's buzzword, but national law. Three decades ago, the walk began with his arrival in rural Southern Illinois, an early hotbed of abuse scandals, which saw him take the then unheard-of move to suspend one-sixth of the priests he inherited. and alongside them, the four picks older than 80, given the red hat for "lifetime achievement": –Fr Mauro Gambetti OFM Conv., 55, custodian of the Convent of Assisi (Italian) –Archbishop Paolo Lojudice, 56, of Siena (Italy) –Bishop Cornelius Sim, 69, vicar-apostolic of Brunei ![]() –Archbishop Celestino Aós Braco OFM Cap., 75, of Santiago de Chile ![]() –Archbishop José Advincula, 68, of Capiz (Philippines) –Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory, 72, of Washington DC –Archbishop Antoine Kambanda, 62, of Kigali (Rwanda) –Bishop Marcelo Semeraro, 72, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Italian) –Bishop Mario Grech, 63, Secretary-General of the Synod for Bishops (Maltese) Here, the names of the cardinals-designate, listed in the strict order of precedence that dictates their seniority in the papal "Senate" – first, the electors: But, finally, it's here – finally, in more ways than one.Īt the close of today's noontime Angelus, the Pope announced his seventh intake of new cardinals – 13 in all nine younger than 80 and thus eligible to enter a Conclave – who'll receive the red hat and cruciform ring on Saturday, 28 November, the eve of the First Sunday of Advent.
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