Pope Francis raised Saturday twenty churchmen to the rank of cardinal. Almost half of them are from developing countries, and many are men of commitment and terrain. This choice its determination to reduce European influence, and Italian, the senior management of the Church.
Through this rebalancing among the cardinals who will elect the next pope, they will no longer be a majority of Europeans.
"The cardinal is certainly an honor, but it is not honorary. As such, it is not an accessory, decoration, like an honorary title. Rather, it is a pivot, a fulcrum and essential movement for the life of the community, "he reminded the newly promoted.
Last December, during a speech, Francis was violently attacked the Curia, the central government of the Vatican, listing the "diseases" that affect the church leaders.
The former Pope Benedict XVI was present Saturday at the forefront.
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