Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of Roman Catholic Church

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of Roman Catholic Church

19 November 2016 Europe

Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor.

The new cardinals come from five continents, and include the Vatican's envoy to Syria.

The range of backgrounds "represents a break with custom", said the BBC's David Willey in Rome.

Pope Francis has now chosen close to a third of the College of Cardinals who will ultimately pick who succeeds him.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38038501

[SleeplessinSoCal]

1. a few days before Trump won the EC, Francis deferred women becoming priests to a long dead Pope.

When that continued practice was broadcast on NPR, I knew it would hurt Hillary. The explanation that Jesus only chose male disciples is based on selective reading material. Many accounts were jettisoned by a Roman Emperor who rather blatantly eliminated the Gospel of Mary. That was no accident.

Until the Vatican grapples with its own history and misogyny, we will struggle with ours.