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I Am He: No Parties for Priests and Bishops

I Am He: No Parties for Priests and Bishops : Pope Francis wrote to the 19 men who are chosen to be elevated to the rank of Cardinals, the following  (Source  http://uk.reuters.com...

No Parties for Priests and Bishops

Pope Francis wrote to the 19 men who are chosen to be elevated to the rank of Cardinals, the following  (Source  http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/uk-pope-cardinals-idUKBREA0C10L20140113?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews)  LETTER OF POPE FRANCIS TO THOSE WHO WILL BE CREATED CARDINALS   AT THE UPCOMING CONSISTORY OF 22 FEBRUARY Dear Brother , On this the day on which your designation to take part in the College of Cardinals is made public, I would like to send you my warm greeting as well as the assurance of my closeness and of my prayer. I hope that, as a member of the Church of Rome, “clothed in the virtue and sentiments of the Lord Jesus (cf. Rom 13:14), you may help me with fraternal efficacy in my service to the Universal Church. The Cardinalate does not signify a promotion, an honour nor a decoration: it is simply a service that demands a broader vision and a bigger heart. And, although it seems a paradox, this ability to look further and love more uni