Novos cardeais enfatizam a unidade da Igreja, a evangelização à frente do consistório

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Da esquerda para a direita: O padre dominicano Timothy Radcliffe, o arcebispo Fernando Chomali, o arcebispo Ignace Bessi Dogbo, o arcebispo Rolandas Makrickas e o bispo Mykola Bychok, CSsR, serão feitos cardeais em um consistório em 7 de dezembro de 2024. / Crédito: Notícias da EWTN; Marco Mancini/ACI Stampa

Cidade do Vaticano, 6 de dezembro de 2024 / 15:45 (CNA).

Vários cardeais indigitados para receber os seus chapéus vermelhos do Papa Francisco este fim de semana salientaram a importância de servir a missão universal da Igreja, abordando simultaneamente os desafios contemporâneos que as suas Igrejas locais enfrentam.

"Estou de coração, e diria com todo o meu corpo, para uma visão sinodal, porque já no meu país, em 2017, a visão da Igreja era de comunhão, servindo a todos", disse o arcebispo Ignace Bessi Dogbo, de Abidjan, à EWTN News em 6 de dezembro.

O arcebispo da Costa do Marfim sublinhou que a sua elevação reflete um reconhecimento mais amplo da Igreja na Costa do Marfim.

“I think so, because personally I don’t feel so intellectual to receive the purple. It is the whole country that has had good relations with the Holy See, and then John Paul II went to Côte d’Ivoire three times,” he said.

Voz ucraniana sobre a escolha

Aos 44 anos, o Bispo Mykola Bychok, CSsR, estará entre os membros mais jovens já elevados ao Colégio dos Cardeais.

“First of all, this is not my fault. I was called, and I was appointed by the Holy Father Francis. Why I was chosen? I don’t know. Maybe in future God will open or show me what was the main reason that actually I was appointed at age 44.”

The Ukrainian bishop pledged to use his new position to continue raising awareness about the ongoing war in his homeland. “Right now, Ukraine is at war. We are fighting for our independence, for religious freedom — for three years since the official invasion of the Russian Federation,” he said.

“Every night, drones and missiles are flying to Ukraine. In the last few days, my native city Ternopil, which is 250 kilometers from the border with Poland, was under attack, especially power plants, as well as some civilian buildings. That is the reality of the war,” he added.

Diplomata do Vaticano vê foco missionário

Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas shared insights from his years of diplomatic service across several continents, emphasizing the Church’s fundamental missionary character.

“In every country I saw that the Church is so different, but that we have same roots, and we have the same tasks to do, and the task is always to remain missionary, in one country or in another country, on one continent or on another,” the Lithuanian prelate told CNA.

O Arcebispo de Santiago, Dom Fernando Chomali, ressaltou a necessidade de a liderança da Igreja enfrentar os desafios contemporâneos com força espiritual.

“I was delighted, I sensed a very great awareness of the responsibility of being a cardinal and especially thinking about those people who need a strong voice,” Chomali said.

“I have to think above all about the poor, those who are very much in need of someone to support them. Also, I have to take care especially of the young people who don’t have much hope right now in a very cold society.”

The Chilean prelate also addressed his country’s recent challenges. “We have worked strongly to end all forms of abuse — at the level of the parishes, at the level of the schools, university level, at the level of the dioceses, at all levels,” he said.

Frade dominicano reflete sobre a fraternidade

Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe connected his new role to Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti.

“I look forward really to being of service to him [the Holy Father] in whatever way I can. Right at the beginning, I really don’t know what this will involve,” the English Dominican said. 

“I think for the Holy Father, his great encyclical Fratelli Tutti, all brothers and sisters, and I am a brother, so I hope as a brother of St. Dominic, I hope maybe I have some understanding, some little understanding of what it means to live fraternity today,” he said.

The consistory for the creation of new cardinals will take place Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica. The new cardinals will concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis the following day, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

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