Angelo Comastri
Vicar General for the Vatican City State (2005–21) | |
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Motto | Deus Charitas Est |
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Angelo Comastri (born 17 September 1943) is an Italian prelate of the
Biography
Comastri was born in
Comastri served as vice-rector of the
On 25 July 1990, Comastri was appointed Bishop of
Comastri was named
Pope Benedict XVI created him a
Comastri participated in the
In a 2020 television interview, Comastri objected to Turkey's decision to turn Hagia Sophia, once a church and long a museum, into a mosque. He said:[13]
No mosque was ever turned into a Catholic Church, and no Catholic has ever shot at an imam. They’ve even shot the pope himself, on May 13, 1981, in St. Peter’s Square: If they want dialogue, it must be done with fair and honest weapons, with the honesty of looking into each other’s eyes and answering with facts.
Comastri said COVID-19 "does not come from God" and that powerful states are "organizing world wars, including bacteriological wars"; he said it was possible that Chinese government research was the source of COVID-19, a charge China has denied.[13]
Pope Francis accepted Comastri's resignation as vicar general, archpriest, and president of the Fabric on 20 February 2021.[14]
References
- ^ "Comastri Card. Angelo". College of Cardinals Biographical Notes, 13 June 2008. Press Office of the Holy See. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 926. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Comastri Card. Angelo". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 972. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.02.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Way of the Cross to Focus on Loss of Sense of Sin". Zenit. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 31 October 2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Concistoro, ecco i nuovi cardinali 'Rappresentano universalità della Chiesa'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Titular Churches of the new Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church". The Holy See. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.10.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Press Office of the Holy See. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Concistoro per il voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione" [Consistory for the vote on several Causes for Canonization]. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede (in Italian). 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ a b San Martín, Inés (21 July 2020). "Vatican cardinal suggest COVID-19 made in laboratory, condemns 'bacteriological wars'". Crux. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 20.02.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links
- "Comastri Card. Angelo". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Catholic Hierarchy profile