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| Pope Benedict XVI appoints six non-Europeans to Vatican college | Pope Benedict XVI appoints six non-Europeans to Vatican college |
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| Pope Benedict XVI has appointed six priests from non-European countries to be cardinals in an apparent bid to increase the global diversity of the senior ranks of the Catholic church. | Pope Benedict XVI has appointed six priests from non-European countries to be cardinals in an apparent bid to increase the global diversity of the senior ranks of the Catholic church. |
| The move follows criticism that the Vatican's college of cardinals, which elects the new pope, is too dominated by cardinals from Europe. | The move follows criticism that the Vatican's college of cardinals, which elects the new pope, is too dominated by cardinals from Europe. |
| The appointment of six new cardinals, from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States, is seemingly a reaction by the pope to accusations that priests from the developing world have been under-represented in the church's upper echelons. | The appointment of six new cardinals, from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States, is seemingly a reaction by the pope to accusations that priests from the developing world have been under-represented in the church's upper echelons. |
| Speaking at the consistory, or cardinal-making ceremony, in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday, the pope described the cardinals as representing the "unique, universal and all-inclusive identity" of the Catholic church. | Speaking at the consistory, or cardinal-making ceremony, in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday, the pope described the cardinals as representing the "unique, universal and all-inclusive identity" of the Catholic church. |
| "In this consistory, I want to highlight in particular the fact that the church is the church of all peoples, and so she speaks in the various cultures of the different continents," he said. | "In this consistory, I want to highlight in particular the fact that the church is the church of all peoples, and so she speaks in the various cultures of the different continents," he said. |
| By adding six non-Europeans to the 114-strong Vatican college, the pope has slightly shifted the international makeup of the body, although Europeans still make up the majority of members (51%). | By adding six non-Europeans to the 114-strong Vatican college, the pope has slightly shifted the international makeup of the body, although Europeans still make up the majority of members (51%). |
| In February, the pope created 22 new cardinals, including 16 Europeans, seven of whom were Italian. | In February, the pope created 22 new cardinals, including 16 Europeans, seven of whom were Italian. |
| The new cardinals are Archbishop Rubén Salazar Gómez of Bogota, Archbishop James Michael Harvey from the US, His Eminence Bechara Boutros Rai, patriarch of Lebanon's Maronitechurch, Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila and His Eminence Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, a major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara rite in India. | The new cardinals are Archbishop Rubén Salazar Gómez of Bogota, Archbishop James Michael Harvey from the US, His Eminence Bechara Boutros Rai, patriarch of Lebanon's Maronitechurch, Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila and His Eminence Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, a major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara rite in India. |
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