An interview with Cardinal Francis George:
For the record, I don't know who is likely to be elected pope. I'm just praying for the best candidate, and leaving the rest up to the cardinals doing the electing.
Related link: NCR interview with Cardinal Francis George ~ National Catholic Register
What’s the central difference between the conclave of 2005 and this one?
The central difference is that the names out there, I’ve found, are all reasonable candidates. Last time there were a lot of names, and it seemed to me [the press] was searching for names. While there was truly more than one candidate going into the conclave, a lot of the names that had been discussed beforehand in the press were not serious candidates, and we all knew that. This time the names that are before us in the public media are, in fact, serious candidates. That’s not to say they’ll all stay that way, but for right now there are good reasons their names are out there. I mean a reason in terms of the church, and not just somebody wishing for something he or she would like to see happen.
For the record, I don't know who is likely to be elected pope. I'm just praying for the best candidate, and leaving the rest up to the cardinals doing the electing.
Related link: NCR interview with Cardinal Francis George ~ National Catholic Register
Letter to Pope Benedict XVI from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow 1 Mar 2013
ReplyDeleteYour Holiness!
In these exceptional days for you, I would like to express the feelings of brotherly love in Christ and respect.
The decision to leave the position of Bishop of Rome, which you, with humility and simplicity, announced on February 11 this year, has found a ready response in the hearts of millions of Catholics.
We have always been close to your consistent ministry, marked by uncompromisingness in matters of faith and unswerving adherence to the living Tradition of the Church. At a time when the ideology of permissiveness and moral relativism tries to dislodge the moral values of life, you boldly raised your voice in defence of the ideals of the Gospel, the high dignity of man and his vocation to freedom from sin.
I have warm memories of our meeting when you were elected to the Roman See. During your ministry we received a positive impetus in the relations between our Churches, responding to the modern world as a witness to Christ crucified and risen. I sincerely hope what developed during your active participation, a good trusting relationship between the Orthodox and the Catholics, will continue to grow with your successor.
Please accept my sincere wishes for good health, long life and help from above in prayer and in your theological writings.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace" (Romans 15:13).
With love in the Lord,
+ Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/2821502.html
Awesome! Thanks for that, Andrei.
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