Vatican City, 15 April 2015 (VIS) –
The ninth meeting of the Council of Cardinals (C9), which began on 13
April, was brought to a close this afternoon, according to a briefing
by the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi,
S.J.
The Council of Cardinals dedicated the
majority its work regarding reform of the Roman Curia to two aspects:
reflections on the methodologies to be followed for work during 2015
and 2016 in order to be able to effectively accomplish the task of
preparing the new Constitution, and a rereading of the interventions
by the Cardinals in relation to reform of the Curia made during the
recent Consistory (there were over sixty interventions on this theme
with useful indications and cues, both for the prologue of the
constitution and for specific aspects of reform).
The orientation towards the
constitution of two dicasteries – one competent in fields of
charity, justice and peace, the other regarding the laity, families
and life – would appear to be confirmed.
The Council also focused on the issue
of the reorganisation of Vatican media, following the submission of
the final report of the Commission presided over by Lord Chris
Patten.
It is expected that the Pope will
constitute a Commission to consider how the recommendations of the
report can be put into practice. This body will also include members
of the Patten Commission, to ensure continuity.
Finally, Cardinal O'Malley, president
of the new Commission for the Protection of Minors, under the
auspices of the same Commission, has proposed that the Pope and the
Council consider the theme of “Accountability” with regard to the
protection of minors, in order to establish appropriate procedures
and methods for evaluating and judging cases of “abuse of office”
in this area, especially on the part of persons holding
responsibility within the Church.
Further meetings of the Council of
Cardinals are scheduled to take place from 8 to 10 June, 14 to 16
September and 10 to 12 December 2015.
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