Dino Staffa
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Cardinal-priest | |
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| Born | Dino Staffa 14 August 1906 Santa Maria in Fabriago, Imola, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 7 August 1977 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Parents | Domenico Staffa Emilia Gualandi |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare |
| Motto | Lex Tua lux mea |
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
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Dino Staffa (14 August 1906 – 7 August 1977) was an
Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.
Biography
Early life and ordination
Dino Staffa was born in
priesthood by Bishop Paolino Tribbioli, OFM Cap
, on 25 May 1929.
Pastoral work
He then did
doctorate in canon and civil law in 1933. While performing pastoral ministry in Rome from 1933 to 1950, Staffa was raised to the rank of privy chamberlain of his holiness
on 4 January 1936.
Curial work
He taught history of
canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University from 1941 to 1944, when he was made auditor of the Roman Rota in the Roman Curia on 20 November. Staffa was named secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities on 18 December 1958. In this position, he would serve as the second-highest official of that dicastery, under Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo
.
Archbishop
On 3 September 1960 Staffa was appointed
episcopal consecration on the following 28 October from Pope John XXIII, with Archbishop Diego Venini and Bishop Benigno Carrara serving as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica. From 1962 to 1965, Staffa attended the Second Vatican Council
.
Cardinal
S. Cuore di Cristo Re in the consistory
of 26 June 1967.
Staffa became full prefect of the Apostolic Signatura on 26 March 1969. In 1972, the cardinal lowered the high costs involved in receiving an
annulment from the Roman Rota.[2]
Staffa was made cardinal priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva on 24 May 1976 and later died in Rome seven days short of his 71st birthday. He was buried in his family's tomb in Massa Lombarda.
Views
Catholic universities
The archbishop was believed to have written a decree issued by his congregation on 25 May 1963 that demanded that Catholic universities receive the Vatican's approval before awarding honorary degrees.[3]
Hans Küng
After
doctorate of laws to the liberal theologian Hans Küng, Staffa claimed that Catholic universities had been giving out several honorary degrees to those "not worthy of merit". He also said that "there are many periti of the Council who speak stupidities" and that "if we give honorary doctorates to him, it would seem that we approve his ideas".[3]
Collegiality
Not overly supportive of
References
- ^ "Reluctant Revolutionary". Time. September 24, 1965.
- ^ "Rota Revolt". Time. November 13, 1972.
- ^ a b "Clear It with the Vatican". Time. September 20, 1963.
- ^ "Council on the Move". Time. November 8, 1963.
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