Franc Rode
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Franc Rode Slovenian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, having served as prefect from 2004 to 2011. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006.[2]
He was raised to the rank of cardinal-priest on 20 June 2016 by Pope Francis while retaining his titular church.
Biography
Early life and religious profession
Franc Rode was born in
Catholic Institute of Paris, from where he obtained his doctorate in theology in 1968. Rode is fluent in Slovene
, Spanish, Italian, French, and German.
Pastoral work
Rode was
director of studies and provincial visitor of the Lazarists, and professor of fundamental theology and Missiology
at the Theological Faculty of Ljubljana.
Curial work
In 1978, Rode was made
Marxists. When Pope John Paul II united the Pontifical Council for Culture and Pontifical Council for Non-Believers in 1993, he appointed Rode Secretary of the new Pontifical Council for Culture. As Secretary, he served as the second-highest official of that dicastery, under Paul Poupard
.
Archbishop
On 5 March 1997, Pope John Paul appointed Rode
Archbishop of Toronto, a fellow ethnic Slovene bishop from the diaspora serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Ljubljana. Rode successfully guided the negotiations for a new concordat
to final approval in 2004.
Cardinal
Rode was created a
Cardinal Deacon
by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 March 2006.
His motto is a phrase in Old Slovene, "Stati inu obstati" (To Exist and Persevere / To Stand and Withstand), taken from the Catechism of Primož Trubar, which is also inscribed on the Slovenian 1 euro coin. In 2013, he was the first Slovenian in history to participate in a papal conclave.[citation needed]
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life
Rode returned to the Roman Curia upon his nomination as
S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella in the consistory of 24 March 2006. In January 2011, he retired as the prefect of the Congregation.[4][5]
Until his 80th birthday, Rode was a member of the various offices in the
for Bishops; for the Evangelization of Peoples; for Catholic Education; Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei
.
He was one of the
2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis
.
Allegations of fatherhood
In August 2012 Slovenian media reported allegations that Rode had
DNA test. He also announced lawsuits against the media for alleged breaches of his right to privacy. "After all they've done to me they deserve this," he said.[7] The DNA test proved negative.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "RODÉ Card. Franc, C.M." Vatican.va. Holy See Press Office. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Benedict XVI names 15 new Cardinals". Catholic News Agency. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.02.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ STA.si
- ^ RTVSLO.si
- ^ [1] Delo.si 28 August (in Slovenian) Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ [2] RTVSLO.si 28 August (in Slovenian) Retrieved 21 September 2012.
External links
- "Rodé Card. Franc, C.M." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- Franc Rode
Media related to Franc Rode at Wikimedia Commons
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