2024-05-05 16:24:06
MILANO. It was the archbishop of Milan, Monsignor Mario Delpinito preside today at the ceremony in the Cathedral during which he was ordained archbishop Flavio Pace, former under secretary of the Dicastery of the Eastern Churches. With his 46 years oldborn on 29 July 1977, ordained a priest in the same Milan Cathedral on 8 June 2002, Pace is the youngest Italian archbishop.
Appointed by the Pope as secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, it was Monsignor Pace himself who asked that his ordination take place in his Church of origin, the Ambrosian one. The cardinals concelebrated Leonardo Sandrioriginally from Trentino, Claudio Gugerotti, Kurt Koch but also many representatives of the Eastern Churches. Among the many present in the cathedral were also the local authorities of Abbiategrasso and Monza. “We are looking for men of prayer, that is, men made into prayer, men willing to cross the harshness of the desert”, “we are looking for men who entrust themselves to the spirit, inclined to live in silence even in the sacristies before chasing the last cell phone signal”, “we are looking for such simple and wise men who are also poets and singers”, and therefore men of “dialogue”, “who also live reflection with the news to warm the heart”, said Mgr. in the homily. Delpini. With implicit reference to the new role of Msgr. Peace, Delpini added how “unity between Christian confessions is desirable” underlining that “memories can also fuel resentment and not encourage forgiveness”. Instead it is necessary to “explore the paths of diplomacy” to make “trust, peace and hope” germinate. Ironic, as usual, was the final greeting from Delpini who regretted the loss of a priest from his Church, “but we know – he added – the priests of Milan are the best and in fact the Pope has already taken four of them from us “.
2024-05-05 16:24:06