Detail Flocks and Shepherds; The Roman Catholic Church   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8826 (Mar. 2013), page 55-56. Topik: Catholicism; Popes; Religious Congregations; Elections Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.75 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel On March 4th the princes of the church began a series of preliminary "general congregations", the first step to electing a pontiff. They have much to discuss. After four sessions, they had still not--as expected--fixed a date for the Conclave, the electoral college, made up of cardinals below the age of 80, which will actually choose the next pope. The papal spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, said the members of the general congregation, who include older cardinals, are not "hurrying things". By March 6th, when they adjourned, the assembly had heard 51 speeches. As Father Lombardi tactfully put it, they spoke "freely and with rather effective colour". That is code for candour--even bluntness. Indeed, given the crises the church faces, delicacy might seem remiss. The procedure is usually to identify the main threats facing the church and then find the cardinal best able to deal with them. Of the subjects cited by Father Lombardi, half concerned the Vatican itself. Deeper questions include the loss of religious faith in Europe; the challenge from evangelical Protestantism in Latin America; persecution of Christians in the Middle East and clerical sex abuse. But none is as pressing as the turmoil in the Roman Curia, the church's central administration. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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