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What is a Cardinal?
- The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church constitute a special College, whose prerogative it is to elect the Roman Pontiff in accordance with the norms of a special law. The Cardinals are also available to the Roman Pontiff, either acting collegially, when they are summoned together to deal with questions of major importance, or acting individually, that is, in the offices which they hold in assisting the Roman Pontiff especially in the daily care of the universal Church. (Canon 349)
What is a Catholic Archbishop?
- An archbishop is the leader of the Catholic people within an archdiocese.
- An archdiocese is a specific geographical area consisting of many parishes.
- An archbishop is ultimately responsible for all church matters in the archdiocese.
- An archbishop is appointed by the Pope (who is also called the Bishop of Rome).
- Archbishops are successors of the apostles, who were the first bishops.
Cardinal's latest Articles
- A Warning 19 Feb 2012
Sometimes when good parents warn their children against dangers they might point to a great uncle, who was a bad alcoholic or a gambler who bet away his house. - Embryonic Stem Cells 12 Feb 2012
Many people will have seen recent media reports of blindness cured by embryonic stem cells - supposedly the first successful therapy to come from destroying live human embryos for their stem cells. - Diamond Jubilee Year of Queen Elizabeth II 6 Feb 2012
The succession of awful earthquakes in Christchurch has demonstrated to us the power of the conflicting forces at work beneath the regularly peaceful surface of the globe. - Pro-Life 5 Feb 2012
On January 21st I happened to be in Los Angeles for their annual pro-life Mass, opposing abortion, celebrated around the anniversary of the Roe versus Wade Supreme Court case there, which opened the flood gates to abortion. - Red Mass 2012 30 Jan 2012
Last week I was in California staying at the new cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on my way to a Bishops' meeting in San Diego. - Australia Day 29 Jan 2012
We hope that the peace and quiet of this Australia Day weekend are not the calm before another and worse financial storm, with all the personal and family pressure this entails. - World Leaders 22 Jan 2012
Sydney has the highest rate of gambling in the world, sharing this dubious distinction with Las Vegas.
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Cardinal George Pell
Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
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