Francis’ “Reform” of the Curia Is Out
Francis has finally published Praedicate Evangelium (PE), the Apostolic Constitution about the Roman Curia (250 articles).
Since the Faith is unimportant for Francis, the Vatican Dicastery will no longer be the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith as it ought to be but a “Dicastery for Evangelisation” which will be presided by Francis.
It is created from Propaganda Fidei (Cardinal Tagle) and the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation (Archbishop Fisichella). To provoke conflict, Tagle and Fisichella will both become pro-prefects, but precedence is given to Fisichella.
The demoted Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will absorb the Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Most important: The Secretariat of State remains central.
The Elemosineria Apostolica will become the “Department for Charity.”
The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Congregation for Catholic Education are merged.
According to PE clerics and religious at the Roman Curia are appointed only for five years, renewable for a second five-year term – a rule that surely will be used selectively.
The Dicastery for Liturgy has now the role to “promote the sacred liturgy according to the renewal undertaken by the Second Vatican Council.” It will also handle the regulation and discipline regarding the “extraordinary form of the Roman Rite”. Benedict's term is back 8 months after Traditionis Custodes said that the Novus Ordo was the "unique form" of the Roman Rite.
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Since the Faith is unimportant for Francis, the Vatican Dicastery will no longer be the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith as it ought to be but a “Dicastery for Evangelisation” which will be presided by Francis.
It is created from Propaganda Fidei (Cardinal Tagle) and the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation (Archbishop Fisichella). To provoke conflict, Tagle and Fisichella will both become pro-prefects, but precedence is given to Fisichella.
The demoted Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will absorb the Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Most important: The Secretariat of State remains central.
The Elemosineria Apostolica will become the “Department for Charity.”
The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Congregation for Catholic Education are merged.
According to PE clerics and religious at the Roman Curia are appointed only for five years, renewable for a second five-year term – a rule that surely will be used selectively.
The Dicastery for Liturgy has now the role to “promote the sacred liturgy according to the renewal undertaken by the Second Vatican Council.” It will also handle the regulation and discipline regarding the “extraordinary form of the Roman Rite”. Benedict's term is back 8 months after Traditionis Custodes said that the Novus Ordo was the "unique form" of the Roman Rite.
Picture: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk, CC BY-NC-ND, #newsFpjzqhdwpd