Vatican City, 9 February 2016 (VIS) -
The Council of Cardinals met with the Holy Father for a day and a
half this week: Monday 8 February, morning and afternoon, and Tuesday
9 in the morning.
The cardinals concelebrated with the
Pope in the Mass for the Friars Minor Capuchin on Tuesday morning at
7.30 in the Basilica, at the Altar of the Cathedral
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of
Bombay, was absent for health reasons. His absence was expected since
the month of December, as he was expected to undergo a previously
scheduled surgical operation.
As already expected at the end of the
previous meeting, the first session consisted of a close examination
of the Holy Father's discourse on the occasion of the 50th
anniversary of the Synod of Bishops (17 October). This discourse,
which develops extensively the theme of "synodality",
noting at the same time "the need to promote a sound
decentralisation", constitutes an important point of reference
for the work of reforming the Curia.
This was followed by a "final"
reading of the proposals of the Council regarding the two new
Dicasteries, mentioned previously: "Laity, family and life",
and "Justice, peace, migration". The proposals were
finalised and submitted to the Holy Father for his decisions.
Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.
Cap., archbishop of Boston, reported on the activities of the
Commission for the Protection of Minors. The legal and disciplinary
issues that fall under the jurisdiction of other Dicasteries of the
Curia will need to be examined in further detail.
Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the
Secretariat for the Economy, reported on the status and
implementation of reforms in the economic field.
The cardinals received documentation on
the so-called "vademecum" prepared by the Tribunal of the
Roman Rota for the implementation of reform on canonical procedures
for the declaration of nullity of marriage.
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