Council of Cardinals continues discussions on selection of Catholic bishops

by Joshua J. McElwee | Sep. 14, 2016

Rome -- The group of cardinals advising Pope Francis on reforming the Catholic church's central bureaucracy spent time in their latest meeting discussing how Catholic bishops around the world are selected, the Vatican's main spokesman said Wednesday.

Gregory Burke, the head of the Holy See press office, said the nine-member Council of Cardinals focused particularly on the role the Vatican's various global ambassadors, known as apostolic nuncios, play in helping select new bishops.

"The cardinals reflected extensively on the spiritual and pastoral profile necessary for a bishop today," Burke said in a statement following the cardinals' meeting.

"They spoke of the diplomatic service of the Holy See and of the formation and duties of apostolic nuncios, with particular attention to their great responsibility in choosing candidates for the episcopacy," Burke continued.

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