Aloísio Leo Arlindo Cardinal Lorscheider, O.F.M. † Aloísio Leo Arlindo Cardinal Lorscheider, O.F.M. †
Function:
Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Title:
Cardinal Priest of S Pietro in Montorio
Birthdate:
Oct 08, 1924
Country:
Brazil
Elevated:
May 24, 1976
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English Brazilian Cardinal Lorscheider, defender of poor, dies at 83
Dec 26, 2007
Brazilian Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider, known as an advocate for the poor and one of Latin America's most influential churchmen, died at age 83.

Brazilian Cardinal Lorscheider, defender of poor, dies at 83

By John Thavis
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS, 12/24/2007) -- Brazilian Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider, known as an advocate for the poor and one of Latin America's most influential churchmen, died at age 83.

Pope Benedict XVI, in a condolence telegram, praised the cardinal for his "constant and generous dedication" in Brazilian dioceses and at the Vatican, where he was a member of several congregations.

Cardinal Lorscheider died Dec. 23 in a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He reportedly had experienced heart problems for some time.

A Franciscan known for his simple spirit and his dedication to social justice, Cardinal Lorscheider served as president of the Brazilian bishops' conference and the Latin American bishops' council, CELAM, in the 1970s.

In 1978, he was said to have been considered as a papal candidate in the conclave that elected Pope John Paul II.

Born Oct. 8, 1924, to parents descended from German immigrants, he entered the Franciscan minor seminary when he was 9 years old and made his solemn vows at the age of 21. He was ordained a priest in 1948 went to Rome to study dogmatic theology.

He returned to Brazil to teach theology at a Franciscan seminary and was called to Rome in 1958 for a second period of studies and lecturing. He was appointed bishop of Santo Angelo in 1962 and in 1973 was made archbishop of Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil. In 1976, Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal.

Pope John Paul transferred him from Fortaleza to the smaller Archdiocese of Aparecida in 1995. He retired as archbishop in 2004.

Cardinal Lorscheider was a prominent voice at several sessions of the Synod of Bishops in Rome and in the 1970s was a member of the synod's general council.

Known as a defender of the poor, he was a strong critic of Brazil's military government. At a Vatican-sponsored event in 1979, he said Christians have a fundamental and prophetic role in human promotion and development.

"The commitment of Christians must tend to bring to birth a mentality of service which permits real participation in all the sectors of human life," he said.

When a fellow Franciscan theologian, Father Leonardo Boff, was called to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1984 to explain his positions on liberation theology, Cardinal Lorscheider went with him.

The cardinal defended Father Boff's writings, and he later criticized the Vatican for not consulting with the Brazilian bishops' doctrinal commission before taking disciplinary action against the theologian.

In 1994, Cardinal Lorscheider was briefly held hostage with 12 others by prison escapees, before being released unharmed. He said he had prayed for and forgiven the group of prisoners who had seized him at knife-point.

His death leaves the College of Cardinals with 199 members. Of that number, 120 are under age 80 and therefore eligible to vote in a conclave.
Italian Morto Lorscheider il «Pontefice» di Giovanni Paolo I
Dec 25, 2007
In quelle ore afose dell’agosto 1978, nell’ultima votazione del conclave dal quale stava per uscir Papa Giovanni Paolo I, il nome del cardinale Aloisio Lorscheider, arcivescovo di Fortaleza, venne scrutinato una sola volta.

(Il Giornale, 24 dicembre 2007) Ma era un voto pesante, perché a scriverlo era stato il patriarca di Venezia Albino Luciani, che di lì a poco si sarebbe affacciato vestito di bianco dalla loggia di San Pietro. Quel giovane cardinale brasiliano, infatti, era il suo candidato per il papato.
È morto ieri l’arcivescovo emerito di Aparecida Aloisio Lorscheider, 83 anni, uno dei protagonisti della storia della Chiesa latinoamericana, candidato al conclave che si tenne dopo la morte di Paolo VI. Nato da genitori di origine tedesca, a Estrela, l’8 ottobre 1924, prete nel 1948, si laurea in dogmatica a Roma. Dopo aver fatto il professore, nel 1962 è nominato vescovo di Santo Ângelo dove rimane per più di undici anni dando impulso al seminario e alla missione, instaura un vivo rapporto con i sacerdoti e i fedeli, intraprende una costante visita alle parrocchie nelle quali amministra personalmente i sacramenti, inclusa la confessione. Partecipa a tutte le sessioni del Concilio. Paolo VI, che lo stimava molto, lo promuove a Fortaleza nel 1973 e tre anni dopo lo crea cardinale. Dal 1976 al 1979 è stato presidente dei vescovi latinoamericani. Nel 1995 Papa Wojtyla lo trasferisce ad Aparecida, dove sorge un famoso santuario mariano. Diocesi storicamente importante, ma più piccola. Già da molti anni, infatti, Lorscheider soffriva di cuore.
Protagonista dei conclavi del 1978, vi era entrato a 53 anni, come il più giovane dei cardinali. Fu lo stesso Giovanni Paolo I, appena eletto, a rivelare che il suo voto era andato al brasiliano, che a sua volta era stato uno dei suoi grandi elettori. I due si erano conosciuti durante il viaggio di Luciani in Brasile nel 1975. Era stato il cardinale brasiliano a diffondere, prima dell’elezione, l’identikit di un «Papa pastore», fermo nelle cose essenziali della fede e aperto dal punto di vista sociale, che bene si attagliava alla figura di Luciani. Dopo la repentina e prematura morte del pontefice veneto che aveva regnato appena 33 giorni, Lorscheider sostenne la candidatura di Karol Wojtyla, perché credeva ancora all’attualità dell’identikit del «Papa pastore».
Mentre era arcivescovo di Fortaleza aveva ricevuto numerose minacce di morte per le sue ferme denunce sociali. La sua ultima intervista, rilasciata a Stefania Falasca per la rivista 30Giorni, lo scorso giugno, Lorscheider aveva parlato dell’enciclica Populorum progressio di Paolo VI: «Fu una sorpresa. Nel clima della guerra fredda che si respirava allora, il Papa intendeva testimoniare che la vera cortina di ferro era quella che divideva il Nord e il Sud del mondo, “i popoli dell’opulenza” dai “popoli della fame”».
Italian Muore il Cardinale Aloísio Lorscheider
Dec 24, 2007
Arcivescovo emerito di Aparecida.

PORTO ALEGRE, domenica, 23 dicembre 2007 (ZENIT.org).- E' morto alle 5.20 di questa domenica mattina nella città di Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brasile), all'età di 83 anni, l'Arcivescovo emerito di Aparecida, il Cardinale Aloísio Lorscheider, OFM.

Il porporato, che è stato anche presidente della Conferenza Nazionale dei Vescovi del Brasile (CNBB), era ricoverato nell'Ospedale São Francisco dal 10 dicembre scorso in seguito a un attacco cardiaco, in base alle notizie pubblicate sul sito della CNBB.

Nato a Estrela (Rio Grande do Sul) l'8 ottobre 1924, era entrato nel 1934 nel seminario dei padri francescani a Taquari. Nel 1942 aveva fatto il noviziato e seguito il primo anno di Filosofia nel Convento di San Bonaventura a Garibaldi, nel sud del Paese. Nel 1944 venne trasferito al Convento di Sant'Antonio a Divinópolis (Stato di Minas Gerais), dove terminò il corso di Filosofia e studiò Teologia. Nato come Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, in quel periodo adottò il nome religioso di fra' Aloísio, che ha conservato fino alla morte.

Il 22 agosto 1948 venne ordinato sacerdote a Divinópolis, e nello stesso anno fu inviato a Roma, dove si specializzò in Teologia Dogmatica presso il Pontificio Ateneo Antonianum, difendendo la sua tesi di dottorato nel 1952 e conseguendo il voto massimo.

E' stato professore nel Seminario Serafico, Taquari, RS, e poi è stato nominato docente di Teologia Dogmatica nel Convento di Sant'Antonio a Divinópolis. E' stato Commissario Provinciale dell'Ordine Francescano Secolare, Consigliere Provinciale e Maestro degli Studenti di Teologia e dei Candidati allo stato di frate francescano.

Nel 1958 ha partecipato al Congresso Mariologico Internazionale a Lourdes (Francia) ed è stato chiamato a Roma per insegnare Teologia Dogmatica all'Antonianum. L'anno dopo è stato nominato Visitatore Generale per la Provincia Francescana del Portogallo e ha ricevuto l'incarico di Maestro dei Padri Francescani studenti nelle varie università di Roma.

Il 3 febbraio 1962 è stato nominato da Papa Giovanni XXIII Vescovo della giovane diocesi di Santo Ângelo, nel sud del Brasile, ricevendo l'ordinazione episcopale il 20 maggio 1962 e adottando il motto "In Cruce Salus et Vita", "Nella Croce la Salvezza e la Vita".

Nel novembre 1963 è stato eletto dall'Assemblea del Concilio Vaticano II come membro delle Commissioni Conciliari, specificamente per la Segreteria per l'Unione dei Cristiani.

Ha svolto l'incarico di Segretario Generale della CNBB e due volte è stato presidente dello stesso organismo episcopale. E' stato eletto primo vicepresidente del Consiglio Episcopale Latinoamericano(CELAM) per due volte, e nel 1976 ha assunto la presidenza del Consiglio. E' stato eletto anche vicepresidente di Caritas Internationalis e ha assunto la presidenza dell'organizzazione caritativa della Chiesa nel 1974.

Il 4 aprile 1973, Papa Paolo VI l'ha nominato Arcivescovo di Fortaleza, in Brasile, e il 24 aprile 1976 lo stesso Papa l'ha creato Cardinale.

Nel luglio 1995 è stato nominato Arcivescovo di Aparecida e nel 1997 ha ricevuto il Pallio dalle mani di Giovanni Paolo II, avendo nello stesso anno partecipato al Sinodo dei Vescovi per l'America.

Il 28 gennaio 2004 ha ricevuto la notizia dell'accettazione della sua rinuncia al governo pastorale dell'Arcidiocesi, incarico nel quale è stato sostituito da monsignor Raymundo Damasceno Assis.

Da allora, il Cardinale Aloísio Lorscheider è tornato a Porto Alegre, al convento dei Francescani.

La CNBB ha pubblicato una nota per la morte del Cardinale, ricordando che era "ammirato per la sua intelligenza e santità" ed è diventato "un punto di riferimento per l'episcopato brasiliano per la testimonianza di amore e coraggio in difesa dei più poveri, frutto della sua fede in Gesù Cristo e del suo zelo a servizio della Chiesa".

Il suo successore ha inviato oggi a ZENIT una nota relativa alla morte del Cardinale manifestando il suo dolore per la perdita dell'"amato fratello nell'episcopato" e pregando "tutti coloro che hanno conosciuto monsignor Aloísio e hanno beneficiato del suo ministero di chiedere a Dio, per intercessione della Beata Vergine Maria, della quale era molto devoto, di San Giuseppe e di San Francesco che lo ha attirato alla vita religiosa francescana, di ricevere nella loro gloria l'amato fratello, che Lo ha amato e servito fedelmente per tutta la vita".

Il corpo del Cardinale sarà vegliato nella cattedrale di Porto Alegre. Verrà sepolto nel convento di Daltro Filho, a 130 chilometri da Porto Alegre. Il giorno e l'ora della sepoltura non sono ancora stati stabiliti.

Con la scomparsa del Cardinale Lorscheider, il Collegio Cardinalizio è ora formato da 199 porporati, di cui 120 elettori e 79 non elettori.
English Brazil Cardinal Lorscheider Dies at 83
Dec 24, 2007
Aloisio Lorscheider, one of Latin America's most influential cardinals, died Sunday after a lengthy hospitalization. He was 83.

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP, 23-12-07) — The Brazilian cardinal was hospitalized in early December with a heart condition, the Aparecida Archdiocese said in a statement without revealing more about his death.

The two-time president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops played an influential role in the two conclaves of 1978 and pushed for the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Poland, who became Pope John Paul II.

Lorscheider created a stir in Brazil in 1998 when he doubted the healing effects of popular tiny rice-paper pills linked to Friar Galvao, who this year became Brazil's first native-born saint.

Shortly after Galvao was beatified as a key step toward his sainthood, Lorscheider, at the time Archbishop of Aparecida do Norte, ordered the nuns to stop making what he called "small pieces of paper that foster superstition."

"Those pills are like the fake medicines that miracle workers claim could cure all diseases," Lorscheider said.

Thousands of believers still flock to the 18th-century Luz Monastery every day for the pills, three of which must be swallowed over a nine-day period known as a "novena."

Lorscheider was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Picada Geraldo, Rio Grande do Sul state. He became Archbishop of Fortaleza in 1973, and in 1976 he was nominated cardinal by Pope John Paul IV.

After the death of Paul VI, Lorscheider reportedly helped muster the votes of Third World cardinals to the Patriarch of Venice, who became Pope John Paul I.

After the pope's death 33 days after his election, Lorscheider pushed for the election of Wojtyla, who became John Paul II.

Lorscheider led the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops from 1971 until 1978. He also presided over the Latin American Episcopal Council in 1976.

He retired from the command of the Aparecida archdiocese in 2004.
German Kardinal Aloisio Lorscheider tot
Dec 24, 2007
"Erzbischof der Armen und Entrechteten" - Befreiungstheologe wurde von Papst 1988 gemaßregelt.

(APA, 23.12.07) Rio de Janeiro - Der brasilianische Kardinal Aloisio Lorscheider, einer der profiliertesten Kirchenführer Lateinamerikas und Anhänger der Befreiungstheologie, ist im Alter von 83 Jahren gestorben. Wegen seines sozialen Engagements wurde er als "Erzbischof der Armen und Entrechteten" verehrt. Der emeritierte Erzbischof von Aparecida erlag am Sonntag in einer Klinik der südbrasilianischen Stadt Porto Alegre einem multiplem Organversagen, berichteten Medien unter Berufung auf Krankenhaussprecher. Lorscheider hatte jahrelang Herzprobleme gehabt und lag seit Ende November im Krankenhaus. Am 11. Dezember hatte er einen Hirnschlag erlitten.

Lorscheider leitete die Verpflichtung zum sozialpolitischen Engagement und zum Einsatz für die Menschenrechte vom christlichen Glauben ab. Während der Militärdiktatur (1964-1985) zwischen 1971 und 1978 war der Franziskaner Präsident der brasilianischen Bischofskonferenz CNBB und zwischen 1976 und 1979 auch Präsident der Lateinamerikanischen Bischofskonferenz CELAM. 1976 wurde der Sohn deutscher Einwanderer von Papst Paul VI. in das Kardinalskollegium aufgenommen. Lorscheider wurde mehrfach mit dem Tode bedroht. Auf sein Haus wurde ein Sprengstoffanschlag verübt.

Verfechter der Menschenrechte

In Brasilien geht Lorscheider als engagierter Verfechter der Menschenrechte in die Geschichte ein. Während der Diktatur setzte er sich für ein Ende der Folterungen der Regimegegner und für die Rückkehr zur Demokratie ein. Mit seiner großen menschlichen Ausstrahlungskraft kämpfte er auch für Landlose, Armen und Häftlinge. Die Leser des Nachrichtenmagazins "Istoe" wählten Lorscheider zu einem der zwölf wichtigsten Brasilianer des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Von konservativen Kirchenkreisen wurde Lorscheider aber auch angefeindet. Er machte kein Hehl daraus, dass er sich als Fürsprecher der in Lateinamerika verbreiteten Theologie der Befreiung ansah. In Lateinamerika gehe es nicht um Unterentwicklung oder Entwicklung, sondern um Freiheit und Unterdrückung. Man habe den Unterdrückten die Stimme geraubt und sie zu Nicht-Menschen erniedrigt, sagte er einmal bei einem Besuch in Deutschland. Die Befreiungstheologie suche das Gespräch zwischen Realität und Glauben.

Mahnbrief des Papstes

Johannes Paul II. schickte ihm 1988 einen Mahnbrief. In einer Instruktion hatte sich die vom heutigen Papst Joseph Ratzinger geleitete Glaubenskongregation bereits 1984 von der Befreiungstheologie distanziert. Darin wurde der Befreiungstheologie vorgeworfen, die christliche Erlösung letztlich mit - oft marxistisch geprägten - sozialrevolutionären Bestrebungen zu identifizieren.

Im September desselben Jahres begleitete Lorscheider zusammen mit Kardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns den führenden Vertreter der Befreiungstheologie, Leonardo Boff, zum Disput mit Kardinal Ratzinger nach Rom. Am Ende wurde Boff gemaßregelt und trat aus dem Franziskanerorden aus.

Lorscheider setzte sich immer wieder auch für die Belange von Strafgefangenen ein. Im März 1994 geriet er in die Schlagzeilen, als er bei einem Besuch der Strafanstalt Sarasate bei Fortaleza zusammen mit zwölf Begleitern in die Hände meuternder Häftlinge geriet, jedoch nach 18 Stunden wieder unversehrt freigelassen wurde. (APA)
English Last Hurrah
Apr 19, 2005
You will recall that in 1978 a pope-apparent was passed over. And, as you must also know, this passed-over pope is still alive. It's time to right an old wrong.

(The New Republic, 04.15.05) Twenty-six years ago, Aloísio Lorscheider was a young hotshot--53 years old, Brazilian, and, of course, Catholic. Born in 1924, Lorscheider had been ordained at the age of 23, and things had only gotten better from there. By the 1970s, he'd become archbishop of Fortaleza in Brazil, and colleagues praised him for being hardworking and excellent with people. By 1976, he'd even been elevated to cardinal.

Only one promotion remained.

Lorscheider's opportunity came in 1978, when Pope Paul VI died at the age of 80. Many candidates for the papacy were discussed at the time, of course, and most of the rumored frontrunners were Italians--men like Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli, Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, and Cardinal Ugo Poletti. But Lorscheider did manage to catch the eye of bookmakers: Ladbroke's of London, which favored Pignedoli at 5-2 odds, was quoting Lorscheider at a respectable 33-to-1. In the weeks that followed, according to an account of the conclave stitched together by Newsweek, Lorscheider advanced from two votes in round one (73 shy of the two-thirds-plus-one majority required) to 12 votes in round two (only 63 to go). By round three, it was clear that, well, someone else would win: an Italian by the name of Albino Luciani, who would become Pope John Paul I. But here's a footnote. Who had Luciani himself voted for, according to Newsweek? Aloísio Lorscheider.

Thirty-three days later, the job had, unluckily, opened up again. This time, Lorscheider should have been an even stronger contender. After all, the late Pope John Paul had favored him. But a cruel coincidence ruined the Brazilian's chances: Within hours of the fatal heart attack of John Paul, Lorscheider, too, suffered a heart attack of his own. This was no time for candidates with heart trouble, and Lorscheider was again passed over.

So much for that liability. Today, Lorscheider is 81 and, unlike his rivals from 1978, quite alive. (All right, in truth, one other semi-serious contender from 1978 survives--the 86-year-old Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo of Sicily--but let's not spoil an otherwise perfect irony.)

In the 26 years since his defeat, Lorscheider has only improved, like a fine cachaça, or Brazilian sugarcane liquor. He's compassionate: Lorscheider cares deeply about the plight of the poor in his country and wishes the Church would care equally. "It is difficult for Rome to understand the situation here in Latin America," he complained in 1985. He's liberal-minded: When a fellow Franciscan named Leonardo Boff was summoned to the Vatican to answer for his liberation theology (a Church no-no), Lorscheider accompanied him and spoke in his defense. He's a reformer: The celibacy requirement for priests is, according to Lorscheider, "an anachronism." He's outspoken: In a 2001 interview with the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, he stated that the Pope was "a prisoner of circles that surround him and cut him off from the rank and file," adding that the decisions of Vatican II were "not being applied, and we all suffer, on the ground, from a distant bureaucracy that is increasingly deaf." He's unpredictable: On the topic of whether Pope John Paul I might have died of unnatural causes--one book has alleged poisoning by the mafia--Lorscheider told a magazine in 1998 that "I have to say that a suspicion remains in our hearts." (Unfortunately, he seems not to have elaborated.)

Oh, and one more thing: Heart condition or no, he can handle stress. In 1994, while paying a visit with Church officials to a Brazilian penitentiary by the name of Paulo Saraste, Lorscheider was abducted by prisoners making a jail break and held hostage. One Antonio Carlos Vieira (aka "Carioca"), of the gang Comando Vermelho, put a knife to Lorscheider's neck and used the cardinal and his colleagues as human shields to escape from jail along with 13 other prisoners. When Lorscheider was released the next day, his words to a waiting crowd were, "I had a little adventure." (At least nine of the prisoners were recaptured soon after, and Lorscheider, merciful as always, spoke of forgiveness and asked that they not be ill-treated.)

In sum, it's time to make the George McGovern of papal candidates--liberal noble elder who suffers defeat and outlives his rivals--Pope McGovern. The complaint that he won't live long enough doesn't hold up; we heard that one 26 years ago. What's more, short-lived elderly popes can be among the best. Witness the success of Pope John XXIII ("the good Pope"), who managed, in a pontificate that lasted less than five years, to launch the Second Vatican Council in 1962 and bring the Church into the modern world. So appealing is Lorscheider as a candidate that we can dispense with the customary paragraph of caveats so favored by TNR. Well, maybe we need two small caveats: He's probably not doing much to campaign for the job, and no one else seems to be backing him. But that's where TNR Conclave comes in--not so much for you, mortal reader, but for someone a bit higher up. True, He's generally less responsive than most of our readers, but at least He seldom writes to cancel His subscription.
Spanish El cardenal Lorscheider cree que el próximo Pontífice sería europeo
Apr 19, 2005
El próximo Papa católico seguramente será elegido entre los europeos, porque ellos "tienen una indisimulable sensación de superioridad" y son "mayoría en el cónclave", declaró el domingo el cardenal brasileño Aloísio Lorscheider, de 80 años, arzobispo emérito de Aparecida.

(AFP, 17 April 2005) SAO PAULO - "Incluso soy favorable a un papa italiano, los italianos tienen cualidades extraordinarias en el trato de los asuntos de la Iglesia, son ingeniosos y comprensivos", dijo, y entre sus favoritos mencionó "al cardenal Carlo Martini, de Milán, es un hombre de gran virtud y con enorme capacidad de diálogo".

"Sufrir de Parkinson (mal que aqueja al arzobispo de Milán) no es un impedimento en absoluto, creo que corresponde al cardenal Martini evaluar sus posibilidades para llevar el pontificado a buen término", expresó en una entrevista con el diario Folha de Sâo Paulo.

El cardenal, que no participa en el cónclave por pocos meses -cumplió 80 años el pasado 8 de octubre-, comandó la arquidiócesis de Aparecida, pequeña ciudad del interior de Sâo Paulo que aloja la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Aparecida -la patrona del país- y santuario del catolicismo en Brasil.

Lorscheider, nacido en el sureño Estado de Río Grande do Sul como los cardenales brasileños Paulo Evaristo Arns y Claudio Hummes, recibió el voto de Albino Luciani (Juan Pablo I) en el cónclave que consagró papa al entonces patriarca de Venecia, y el de Karol Wojtyla, en el que ungió a Juan Pablo II, según versiones que circulan en Brasil y que el octogenario cardenal nunca desmintió.

Su opinión sobre el próximo papa coincide con la de Arns, que días atrás previó, en declaraciones a la AFP que el sucesor de Wojtyla será "del mundo central", porque "Estados Unidos y Europa ni siquiera miran para América Latina".

"Hay chances de don Claudio (Hummes) convertirse papa, pero él tiene la gran desventaja de ser latinoamericano. Los europeos, mayoría en el cónclave, tienen una indisimulable sensación de superioridad, yo conozco bien eso" después de haber participado en dos cónclaves en 1978, sostuvo Lorscheider.
English The Pope is a Prisoner of Curia Hardliners
Oct 21, 2004
On the eve of the sixth extraordinary Consistory of cardinals in Rome, Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider of Brazil said that the pontiff was a prisoner of Curia hardliners.

(Times, 24 May 2001) On the eve of the sixth extraordinary Consistory of cardinals in Rome, Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider of Brazil said that the pontiff was a prisoner of Curia hardliners, a remark aimed at conservatives such as Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Vicar of Rome and a possible Pope, and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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