Cláudio Hummes
His Eminence Cláudio Hummes OFM | |
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Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider | |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Auri Alfonso Hummes 8 August 1934 |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Omnes Vos Fratres (We are all brothers) |
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Cláudio Hummes,
cardinal
in 2001.
Biography
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Early life and education
Hummes was born Auri Alfonso Hummes in the village of
Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome
.
From 1963 until 1968, he taught philosophy at the Franciscan
Provincial Superior of the Franciscans of Rio Grande do Sul
(1972–1975), and president of the Union of Latin American Conferences of Franciscans.
Along with his native
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch
, a regional German dialect of south
Bishop
On 22 March 1975, he was appointed
dictatorship in Brazil at the time. It was here that he began his support for liberation theology, and forged his friendship with the union boss at the time, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 29 May 1996 he was promoted to Archbishop of Fortaleza
and was then transferred to São Paulo on 15 April 1998.
| Styles of Cláudio Hummes | |
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His Eminence | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | São Paulo (Emeritus) |
Cardinal
Hummes was created
2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, Hummes was often mentioned as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II.[3][4]
Hummes was a member of
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Commission for Latin America, X Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational, and Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
.
On 31 October 2006,
In 2013 he served as one of the 115 cardinals in the
conclave that elected Pope Francis.[7][8] When the new pope won the conclave ballot, Hummes whispered to him, "Don't forget the poor". Francis said that immediately he remembered Francis of Assisi, "the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation," and "the name Francis came into my heart". When Francis appeared on the balcony shortly after his election, Hummes was among the cardinals who accompanied the new pope and stood beside him at his immediate left on the balcony.[9][10]
A year later, Hummes was appointed honorary president of the
Amazonia, strongly desired by the Holy Father. There, the Church wishes to be, with courage and determination, a missionary Church, merciful, prophetic, and close to all the people, especially the poorest, the excluded, the discarded, the forgotten and wounded. A Church with an 'Amazonian face' and a 'native clergy', as Pope Francis proposed in his address to the bishops of Brazil".[11]
Death
Hummes died at his home in São Paulo on 4 July 2022 following a bout of lung cancer.[1][12] He was 87.[13]
Climate activism
On 29 November 2015, ahead of the
Place de la Republique, in a symbolic march organized by the civic movement Avaaz which gained the support of the pope.[14]
"This is a very important and also very emotional moment, the Pope wanted to personally participate symbolically just like all of us who have put our shoes, we want to participate symbolically to the worldwide march for climate change here in Paris", Cardinal Hummes told journalists at the event.[15]
"We ask for drastic cuts of
carbon emissions to keep the global temperature rise below the dangerous threshold of 1.5 °C," the cardinal said before international media. "As the bishops' appeal states, we need to 'put an end to the fossil fuel era' and 'set a goal for complete decarbonisation by 2050 (...) And we ask wealthier countries to aid the world's poorest to cope with climate change impacts, by providing robust climate finance," he added.[16]
Recounting that event, Cardinal Hummes later said: "I had the privilege, along with Oscar Soria from Avaaz, to bring the shoes of Pope Francis. There were lots of expectations, it was a great and symbolically strong way of pressure from the people, and as well the presence of Pope Francis, in this clamor to avert climate change".[17]
Views
Economic issues
Cardinal Hummes who criticized the spread of
global capitalism, claimed that privatizing state companies and lowering tariffs had contributed to "misery and poverty affecting millions around the world".[18]
Indigenous people
Hummes issued an official statement condemning the anonymous attacks on homeless
Jesus Christ, who wishes to be identified in each person, especially in the poor and handicapped".[19]
Clerical celibacy
In a 2006 interview with Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, Cardinal Hummes said that "even though celibacy is part of Catholic history and culture, the Church could review this question, because celibacy is not a dogma but a disciplinary question." He also said that it is "a long and valuable tradition in the Latin-rite church, based on strong theological and pastoral arguments".[20]
Contraception
Hummes reprimanded priests who attack Catholic teachings about
Published works
- —; Betto, Frei; Martins, Jose S. (1984). Desemprego Causas e Consequencias [Unemployment: Causes and Consequences]. ASIN B0042PLRTM.
- — (1964). Renovação das provas tradicionais da existência de Deus por Maurice Blondel em L'Action (1893) [Renewal of the traditional proof of the existence of God by Maurice Blondelin L'Action (1893)]. Pontificio Ateneo Antoniano Roma. Facoltà Filosofica: Tesi di laurea (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tip. Editorial Franciscana.
- — (2002). Sempre discepoli di Cristo: esercizi spirituali predicati a Giovanni Paolo II e alla Curia romana [Always disciples of Christ: Spiritual exercises preached to John Paul II and the Roman Curia]. Dimensioni dello spirito (in Italian). San Paolo Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-215-4731-7.
- — (2005). Diálogo com a cidade [Dialogue with the city] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo, Brasil: Paulus. OCLC 64626864.
- — (2006). "Theological and Ecclesiological Foundations of ISSN 1548-0712.
- — (2006). Discípulos E Missionários De Jesus Cristo [Disciples and Missionaries of Jesus Christ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paulus. ISBN 9788534925662.
- —; Piacenza, M. (2011). The Missionary Identity of the Priest in the Church as an Intrinsic Dimension of the Tria Munera: Circular Letter. Congregatio pro Clericis. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. ISBN 978-88-209-8468-7.
- — (2015). Papa Francisco e Apóstolo Paulo. Lâmpadas no Caminho [ISBN 9788534941723.
- — (2017). Grandes metas do Papa Francisco [Great goals of ISBN 978-85-349-4523-3.
- Damasceno, Raymundo; Hummes, Cláudio (2017). Nossa Senhora Aparecida e o Papa Francisco : dois cardeais conversam sobre o papa e a devoção pela padroeira do Brasil [ISBN 978-85-422-1151-1
- — (2018). Ano Santo da Misericórdia: um Jubileu Extraordinário [Holy Year of Mercy: an Extraordinary Jubilee] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paulus. ISBN 978-8534942744.
- — (2019). O Sínodo para a Amazônia [The Synod for the Amazon]. Comunidade e missão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paulus Editora. ISBN 9788534949002
- — (2019). Il Sinodo per l'Amazzonia. Nuovi cammini per la Chiesa e per una ecologia integrale [The Synod for the Amazon: New paths for the Church and for an integral ecology]. Nuovi fermenti (in Italian). San Paolo Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-922-1918-2.
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Pope John Paul II (21 February 2001). "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la creazione dei nuovi Cardinali" [Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals] (Homily) (in Italian). Libreria Editrica Vaticana. Assegnazione dei Titoli o delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via the Holy See.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (10 April 2005). "Portuguese patriarch is dark horse papal candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Bets Taken on Next Pope". Chicago Tribune. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 31.10.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.10.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Procession and entrance in Conclave (Television production) (in Italian). Rome: Centro Televisivo Vaticano. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Habemus Papam, Franciscus (Television production) (in Italian). Rome: Centro Televisivo Vaticano. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Wooden, Cindy (16 March 2013). "Pope Francis explains why he chose St. Francis of Assisi's name". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Radio, Vatican (2 March 2015). "Presentation of the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM)". Vatican Radio. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Morre Cardeal Cláudio Hummes, franciscano que defendeu povos indígenas e influenciou escolha do nome do Papa". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Chu, Henry (5 July 2022). "Brazilian Claudio Hummes, once viewed as possible first Latin American pope, dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ McGrath, Matt (28 November 2015). "COP21: Pope's adviser urges Catholics to join climate marches". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ WorldPost, HuffPost (29 November 2015). "Empty Shoes Left Out To Replace Cancelled Paris Climate March". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Smith, Sean (30 November 2015). "A pair of papal shoes stand in defiance of Paris authorities as Catholics demonstrate over climate-change". Tablet. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- REPAM. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b Faiola, Anthony (3 April 2005). "Champion of Workers and the Poor". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Cardinal Hummes denounces indigenous killings in Brazil". Catholic News Agency. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Cardinal Egan says possibility of married priests not to be dismissed". The Catholic Review. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Gould, Peter (25 November 2003). "The Vatican's condom challenge". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
- "Hummes Card. Cláudio, O.F.M." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- Catholic-Pages Biography of Cardinal Hummes
- Cláudio Hummes' biography at Salvador Miranda's The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church website
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