de <catholic culture.org> Aug 28: le pape donne un signal fort: à l'avenir, même un préfet de congrégation du plus haut rang ne pourra plus compter sur une retraite dorée à Rome, mais devra rentrer dans le rang chez lui comme un simple archevêque de province! on secouera régulièrement le cocotier où s'accrocheraient les carriéristes... surtout s'ils aiment la Tradition et "l'esprit romain".
---> par ailleurs, Mgr Osoro Sierra arrivera à Madrid pour la plus grande joie des opusdeistas et des "kikos" néocatéchuménaux, tous les progros d'Espagne s'en plaignent.

A new approach to Vatican appointments?

By Phil Lawler (bio - articles - email) |
Vatican journalist John Thavis makes an interesting observation about today’s news that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, to become Archbishop of Valencia. That appointment, Thavis notes, “violated the age-old Roman Curia maxim, ‘You can’t go home again.’”
Cardinal Cañizares, a native of Valencia, is going back to the city where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. At the age of 68, he still should have years of active ministry remaining.
Can you think of another prelate who, after serving as prefect for a Vatican congregation, went back to head an archdiocese? I can’t. The 2nd- or 3rd-ranking prelate in a Vatican dicastery might be assigned to take over an archdiocese, but Thavis reminds us that a prefect—one of the heads of the most important offices of the Curia—generally remains in Rome at least until retirement, if not until death.
But Pope Francis is committed to changing the culture of the Vatican, and this appointment may be an indication of a different attitude toward curial appointments. Thavis writes:
I’ve argued that if Pope Francis really wants to emphasize service over prestige in Vatican appointments, he should make it clear that those called to Rome are there temporarily, with no guarantee of career advancement, and can expect to return home after their five-year term is over.

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