3 comments so far.Pope XVI appoints a Maltese Cardinal – Fr Prospero Grech
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Today, just after midday, right after reciting the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI mentioned that he was going to hold a Consistory in which he was going to institute a number of Cardinals.
It is with great joy for the people of the Maltese islands, especially the Catholic Church, that amongst them is a Maltese priest, Fr Prospero Grech. Fr Grech is an Augustinian Friar who is a highly renowned expert in Holy Scripture. He was born in Vittoriosa and is now 86 years old and resides in Rome.
The Maltese Bishops said that they, “consider this appointment as a personal tribute to Fr Grech and also a recognition of the contribution that the Church in Malta has given and continues to give to the Universal Church. It will be a great pleasure for us to welcome and celebrate this honour bestowed on Fr Grech in the near future.”
congratulazioni vivissime alla gloriosachiesa di malta ed al coraggioso popolo maltese per la meravigliosa notizia della nomina di Fra’ prospero Grech a Cardinale di Santa Romana Chesa. Dalla Sicilia un caloroso saluto.
Congratulations. It is excellent news that the red hat has gone to a scholar.
While I greeted this honour to the Maltese people as a positive gesture, I thought it was quite odd to nominate a person who is of a ripe age of 86 with no privilege to vote in the next conclave because of age; the Maltese saying is “Bzar Fil-Ghajnejn”