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Article: JOHN PAUL TAKES IDENTITY OF 'SECRET CARDINAL' TO HIS GRAVE
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- April 7, 2005
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THE true identity of a "secret cardinal", who was appointed by
Pope John Paul II, will never be known, it was revealed yesterday.
Pope John Paul II announced in 2003 that he had created a new
cardinal "in pectore" - which means "in the heart". This system is
used where the elevation of the individual to a cardinal could put
his life in danger.
At the time it was rumoured that the new cardinal was from China,
where the Catholic Church has an uneasy relationship with the
communist government.
Instead, it was announced that the Pope took the identity of the
man to his death, since no mention of the individual's name was found
in his will. There was even confusion in the Vatican yesterday as ...