Giacomo Biffi

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Giacomo Biffi
Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Bishop of Fidenae (1975-1984)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Milan (1975-1984)
MottoUbi Fides Ibi Libertas
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Giacomo Biffi
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Giacomo Biffi (13 June 1928 – 11 July 2015) was an Italian

cardinalate
in 1985.

Biography

Biffi was born in

O.S.B., Archbishop of Milan, on 23 December 1950. From 1951 to 1960, Biffi taught dogmatic theology at the Seminary of Milan, also publishing numerous works on theology, catechetics and meditation. He received a doctorate in theology from the Faculty of Theology at Venegono
in 1955; his thesis was entitled: La colpa e la libertà nell'odierna condizione umana.

From 1960 to 1975, he did

canon theologian of the metropolitan chapter of Milan on 1 February 1975. He also served as director of the Istituto Lombardo di Pastorale and the Commission for the Ambrosian Rite
.

On 7 December 1975, Biffi was appointed

Italian Episcopal Conference
, he served on commissions for doctrine, catechetics, culture and liturgy.

Following the death of

Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio in the consistory of 25 May 1985. Biffi preached the Lent spiritual exercises for the pope and Roman Curia in 1989. He retired from the governance of the archdiocese in December 2003 and was succeeded by Carlo Caffarra
.

Biffi was one of the

Joseph Ratzinger.[1]

In 2008, he turned 80 and lost the right to participate in future conclaves. He died on 11 July 2015.[2]

Views

In 2000, Biffi told a Bologna conference that the

ecumenicism promotes the dilution of Catholic doctrine (a view common among conservative Catholics) and thereby encourages the acceptance of the Antichrist.[5]

He also held views that, while conservative, are in agreement with the Catholic teaching on homosexual acts, freemasonry, and feminism.[

homosexual agenda,[6] and that Catholics must prepare for persecution by homosexual activists and their allies.[7]

Cardinal Biffi also once said that the Italian government should favour Catholic immigrants to offset the number of Muslim immigrants to protect Italy's "national identity".[8] He has denounced journalists as "rats".[7]

In 2007, Biffi expounded on many of his views by publishing Memorie e digressioni di un italiano cardinale (Memoirs and digressions of an Italian cardinal).[9]

References

  1. ^ "È morto l'arcivescovo emerito Giacomo Biffi, il teologo della 'città sazia e disperata'" [In memory of the cardinal Biffi]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Bologna. 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Italian Cardinal Biffi dies at 87". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Cardinal: Antichrist is a vegetarian". BBC. 6 March 2000.
  4. ^ Biffi, H.E. Giacomo Cardinal (6 March 2007). "Vladimir Sergeievich Soloviev: an unheeded prophet". Saint Benedictine Center. – reprint of Biffi's writing on Soloviev and the Antichrist
  5. ^ "Antichrist is an ecumenist, Vatican preacher warns". Catholic World News. Trinity Communications. 1 March 2007.
  6. ^ Brother André Marie (10 December 2008). "Cardinal Biffi versus 'A Mysterious Cabal of Maniacs'".
  7. ^ a b Caldwell, Simon (17 November 2010). "Italian cardinal warns gay activists are persecuting Christians". London: Telegraph Media Group.
  8. ^ Whispers in the Loggia blog
  9. Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso Spa
    . – English translation of selected excerpts

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Preceded by
Archbishop of Bologna

19 April 1984 – 16 December 2003 		Succeeded by
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