Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.
"Diversity is necessary; it is indispensable. However, each sound must contribute to the common design," said the Argentine Jesuit. Saturday's ceremony, known as a consistory, is the ninth since Francis in 2013 was named head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics. They are among 99 cardinal-electors created by Francis, representing about three-quarters of the total.
The array of cardinals represent "a richness and a variety of experience, and that's what the Church is all about," the Archbishop of Cape Town, Stephen Brislin, told AFP Thursday.There are three new cardinals from South America, including two Argentinians, and three from Africa, with the promotion of the archbishops of Juba in South Sudan, Tabora in Tanzania, and Brislin from Cape Town.
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