Norberto Rivera Carrera
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Norberto Rivera Carrera (born 6 June 1942) is a Mexican prelate of the
Early life and ministry
Norberto Rivera Carrera was born in La Purísima, a small town in
From 1967 to 1985, Rivera did
Episcopal career
On 5 November 1985,
Rivera was appointed
In 2001, when
Rivera was one of the
Within the Latin American Episcopal Conference, Rivera served as President of the Episcopal Committee of Culture from 2004 to 2006. He is also a member of the
In 1996, he forced the resignation of the abbot of the basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe after he had questioned the historical truth of Mary's appearance to Juan Diego.[8] He denounced the legalization of same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples in 2009 and 2010. He said: "Our children and youth run the grave risk of seeing these types of unions as normal and they can falsely understand that sexual differences are simply a personality type.... Homosexual acts, in effect, close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not come from a true affective and sexual complementarity."[9][10]
In 2011, as the
He was one of the
On 13 February 2016, Francis addressed the bishops of Mexico and appeared to castigate them: "Do not lose time or energy in secondary things, in gossip or intrigue, in conceited schemes of careerism, in empty plans for superiority, in unproductive groups that seek benefits or common interests. Do not allow yourselves to be dragged into gossip and slander."[14] In March, an editorial in the newspaper of the Mexico City Archdiocese defended the bishops and said that the pope had received "bad advice". Observers identified Rivera as both a target of the pope's speech and the source of the editorial response.[15]
Sexual abuse case
Beginning in 1989, Los Angeles prosecutors pursued a Mexican priest on charges of sexual abuse while he was stationed in the US for more than a decade. A lawsuit filed there charged that as Bishop of Tehuacán and Los Angeles Cardinal,
COVID-19
Rivera was admitted to the hospital on January 12, 2021, suffering from COVID-19.[20] His former spokesperson, Hugo Valdemar Romero, said that Rivera was in intensive care and that the archdiocese had refused to pay his expenses. Rivera received the Anointing of the Sick on January 19.[21][22] Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes said that the Archdiocese would pay for Carrera's and other clerics' care in a public hospital "because of the economic situation experienced by the Church throughout the country and in communion and solidarity with what thousands of Mexicans have lived during this pandemic", but Carrera had chosen to leave a public hospital, Hospital Ángeles Mocel, for a private hospital.[23] The Archdiocese of Mexico announced in early March that Carrera had left the hospital.[24]
References
- ^ Cardinale, Gianni (June 2002). "Il primo santo indio e l'assassinio del cardinale". 30 Giorni (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Berry, Jason; Renner, Gerald (7 December 2001). "Sex-related case blocked in Vatican". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Allen Jr., John L. (19 July 2002). "U.S. media in anti-church plot says Mexican prelate". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Who Will Be the Next Pope?". National Catholic Reporter. 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (20 May 2001). "Cardinals Campaign, Very Delicately, for Pope". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Goodstein, Laurie; Fisher, Ian (17 April 2005). "Cardinals Align as Time Nears to Select Pope". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Glatz, Carol (31 March 2014). "Pope confirms heads of Vatican curial agencies". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Dillon, Sam (8 September 1996). "Doubting Keeper of Mexico's Guadalupe Shrine Is Stepping Down". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Cardinal Laments Same-Sex 'Marriage' Law". Zenit. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Malkin, Elizabeth (6 February 2010). "Gay Marriage Puts Mexico City at Center of Debate". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Catholic News Agency, 27 September 2011
- ^ "Abortion solves nothing, Mexican cardinal tells court". Catholic News Agency. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Malkin, Elizabeth (13 February 2016). "Francis Admonishes Bishops in Mexico to 'Begin Anew'". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
'I have never seen a scolding so severe, so drastic, so brutal to any bishops' group,' said Roberto Blancarte, a scholar of the Mexican church at the Colegio de México. 'The bishops will have to examine their consciences.'
- ^ San Martín, Inés (9 March 2016). "Newspaper close to Mexican cardinal says pope got 'bad advice' on trip". Crux. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Demanda improcedente contra el cardenal Rivera Carrera en Estados Unidos". Zenit (in Spanish). 3 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Allen Jr., John L. (2 March 2011). "Sex abuse ruling in Los Angeles doesn't affect Vatican, attorney says". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ McKinley Jr., James C. (21 October 2006). "Accused Priest Flees From Law in U.S. and Mexico". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ McKinley Jr., James C. (12 January 2007). "Mexico: Vatican Punishment Asked for Priest". New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "El cardenal Norberto Rivera Carrera fue trasladado al hospital por COVID-19". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Vara, Rodrigo (19 January 2021). "Dan la extremaunción a Norberto Rivera; exvocero acusa a la Arquidiócesis de abandonar al cardenal". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Vara, Rodrigo (19 January 2021). "Afirman que Norberto Rivera carece de recursos para pagar el hospital". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Mexico archdiocese denies claim it has abandoned ill former archbishop". Catholic News Agency. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "El cardenal Norberto Rivera ya salió del hospital tras estar delicado por COVID-19". Infobae (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links
- "Rivera Carrera Card. Norberto". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Zenit profile: Cardenal Norberto Rivera Carrera