VATICAN CITY
Chiesa
VATICAN CITY, May 25, 2012 – In the Roman curia, but not only there, there is great anticipation over who will be the new prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith.
Meanwhile, however, other curial mandates have expired or are about to expire, of lesser impact in the media but certainly not devoid of importance.
In 2005, when the newly elected Benedict XVI had to decide on the name of his successor at the former Holy Office, he selected the first of three candidates:
– the archbishop of San Francisco, William J. Levada,
– the cardinal of Genoa, Tarcisio Bertone (whom Pope Joseph Ratzinger probably had in mind already as his secretary of state),
– the cardinal of Sydney, George Pell (who two years ago was seriously taken into consideration as prefect of the congregation for bishops, a position for which Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet was chosen).
Now Levada, who was made a cardinal in 2006, has already exceeded by almost one year the canonical cutoff of 75, and will turn 76 on June 15, so the procedure that will lead to the appointment of his successor is in its final phase.
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