Bruno Forte
Roman Catholic | |
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| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Motto | Lumen vitae Christus |
| Coat of arms |  |
Bruno Forte (born 1 August 1949) is an Italian Roman Catholic theologian and ecclesiastic, currently
Biography
Archbishop Forte was born in Naples. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1973. He studied at Tübingen University associated with Hans Küng, Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper. He also spent time in Paris, before gaining a Laurea degree in philosophy from Naples University.[1]
He was called[by whom?] "the most famous Italian theologian in Italy" and is seen[by whom?] as more progressive than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. At stake, he is considered an internationally prominent Italian theologian.[2][3]
In 2000, he oversaw the preparation of the Vatican document, "Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past", which led to the famous liturgy in St Peter's Basilica in which John Paul II asked God's forgiveness for 2,000 years of sins. John Paul II asked him to preach the Vatican's Lenten Spiritual Exercises in 2004.[1]
He was appointed as Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto by Pope John Paul II on 26 June 2004. He was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) on 8 September 2004; he is one of only 26 bishops consecrated by the former Pope.
After the
| Styles of Bruno Forte | ||
|---|---|---|
Reference style The Most Reverend | | |
| Spoken style | His Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor | |
| Posthumous style | not applicable | |
After the tomb of Jesus was supposedly uncovered by James Cameron, Archbishop Forte said that "there are many such tombs in the territory of the Holy Land. Hence, there is nothing new in this revelation". He went on to say that "In fact, the thesis launched is that if Jesus is buried there with his family, then the resurrection would be no more than an invention of his disciples". He then concluded by defending the historicity of Jesus' Resurrection saying, "However, leaving to one side the inconsistency of the archaeological proof, which has been utterly contested by Israeli archaeologists, the factual event of Jesus' resurrection is rigorously documented in the New Testament by the five accounts of the apparitions: four of the Gospels and St. Paul's."[4]
On 5 January 2011 he was appointed among the first members of the newly created
On Monday, 14 October 2013, the Archbishop was appointed by
On Wednesday, 16 July 2014, Archbishop Forte was appointed by Pope Francis to serve a five-year term as a Consultant to the
In October 2014, Pope Francis added him to the group responsible for summarizing the first week of discussions at the Synod on the Family. According to John L. Allen, the resulting document was "widely known to carry the imprint of Italian Archbishop Bruno Forte, one of the more noted theological minds in the Italian hierarchy".[8]
In November 2016, Mgr Forte was elected President of the Abruzzo and Molise regional section of the Episcopal Conference of Italy. On 11 January 2021 he was succeeded by the cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi.[9]
References
- ^ The Catholic Herald. Archived from the originalon 3 February 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Coppen, Luke (24 October 2014). "The Explainer: who is Archbishop Bruno Forte?".
- ^ "Famous people: Italian theologians". Archived from the original on 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Prelate's Assault on "Tomb of Jesus"". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013.
- ^ DI MEMBRI DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA NUOVA EVANGELIZZAZIONE Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE, 14.10.2013". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.07.2014". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Allen, John L. Jr. (15 October 2014). "Synod of Bishops 2014: The drama is back". Crux. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Vescovi Abruzzo-Molise: Ceam, il card. Petrocchi è il nuovo presidente" [Bishops of Abruzzo-Molise: Ceam, cardinal Petrocchi is the new President]. Società per l'Informazione Religiosa (in Italian). 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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