Two prelates added to committee drafting final Synod report
October 16, 2014
Pope Francis has added two members to a committee that will write the final report of the Synod of Bishops, the Vatican has discussed.
Apparently responding to complaints that the drafting committee was too homogenous in outlook and in geographical background, the Pope added an Australian and an African prelate: Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, Australia; and Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban, South Africa.
Cardinal Napier was one of the Synod fathers who had been openly critical of the interim report on the Synod's work. His appointment to the drafting committee could help to reassure participants that the final report will be a balanced representation of the views expressed in the Synod.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Oct. 17, 2014 6:04 AM ET USA
A few years ago I allowed my financial support for Cardinal Napier to lapse. I thought it more prudent at the time to give my full financial support to our growing FSSP parish. I need to consider reaching out once again to our foreign Churches in need.
