Angelo Scola

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Coat of arms of Angelo Cardinal Scola as Archbishop of Milan
Angelo Cardinal Scola, Archbishop of Milan (2012)

Angelo Cardinal Scola (born November 7, 1941 in Malgrate , Province of Lecco , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and retired Archbishop of Milan .

Life

Angelo Scola, son of a truck driver, studied in Milan and Freiburg i.Üe. Catholic theology and philosophy and has a PhD in both subjects. He received the sacrament of ordination in 1970 . In-depth studies took him to Munich and Paris before he worked as a journalist and administrator for the Italian edition of the newspaper “Rivista Internazionale Communio”. From 1979 to 1982 he was a research assistant at the theological faculty of the University of Freiburg i.Üe. , first at the Chair for Political Philosophy , then later at the Chair for Moral Theology . From 1982 to 1991 Angelo Scola worked as a professor of theological anthropology at the Pontifical Institute for Marriage and Family Studies and at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome . He also took a lectureship in Christology . From 1987 he worked as assistant to the special secretary for the seventh ordinary general assembly of the World Synod of Bishops (subject: vocation and mission of the laity ).

Angelo Scola speaks Italian, English, German, French and understands Spanish. He also speaks the Lecco dialect, which is spoken on Lake Como .

Bishop and Cardinal

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Grosseto (Tuscany) on July 18, 1991 . The episcopal ordination received his Bernardin Cardinal Gantin on 21 September of the same year. He resigned the leadership of the diocese of Grosseto on September 14, 1995, when he was appointed by the Pope as rector of the Pontifical Lateran University and president of the Pontifical Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Rome.

On January 5, 2002, John Paul II appointed him Patriarch of Venice and on October 21, 2003 accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santi XII Apostoli in the college of cardinals .

On June 28, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Scola as Archbishop of Milan and also from June 28 to September 7 of the same year as Apostolic Administrator of Venice.

On July 7, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.

Papabile

Angelo Scola was already valid in the run-up to the election of Benedict XVI. in public as papabile , that is, as one of the possible successors of the late Pope John Paul II , although at the time no great prospects for the office were predicted. After his appointment as Archbishop, this assessment has strengthened, especially since the Archdiocese of Milan is one of the largest dioceses in the world and - after Rome - is regarded as the second most important diocese in Italy.

After the resignation of Benedict XVI. In February 2013, Scola was treated in the press as one of the most promising candidates for the papacy, which was allegedly supported and built up as a candidate by a broad coalition of electoral cardinals, especially the Italians among them. The Italian Bishops' Conference even issued a press release to congratulate him on the election of Peter's successor before correcting its mistake. After the conclave it was reported that Scola had no chance in the election from the start and was only supported to a limited extent by the resident Italian cardinals due to a lack of support from the camp of the Curial Cardinals, in particular because of his opposition to its two leaders Tarcisio Bertone and Angelo Sodano . Other sources report that although Scola received the most votes in the first ballot, the number of votes did not increase further in the course of the ballots.

In his autobiography published in August 2018, however, Scola denied having been a candidate for papal office prior to the 2013 conclave, calling such reports "fake news".

Memberships

literature

Web links

Commons : Angelo Scola  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Collene Barry: Scola Reaches Youth Through Kerouac and McCarthy. Associated Press, March 6, 2013, p. 2 , accessed March 19, 2013 .
  2. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Milano (Italia) e Nomina di successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2011, accessed January 5, 2019 (Italian).
  3. ^ Scola nominato Arcivescovo di Milano, l'annuncio alla Chiesa di Venezia. AngeloScola.it, June 28, 2011, accessed on January 5, 2019 (Italian): “Il Santo Padre mi ha nominato Amministratore Apostolico, con le facoltà di Vescovo diocesano, fino al giorno 7 September. Inoltre, già da ora posso comunicare di aver chiesto che SE Mons. Beniamino Pizziol mi succeda come Amministratore Apostolico dal giorno 8 settembre fino alla presa di possesso del nuovo Patriarca. "
  4. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Milano e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 7, 2017, accessed July 7, 2017 (Italian).
  5. ↑ New Pope calls Catholics to pray for one another. Die Welt , March 13, 2013, accessed January 5, 2019 .
  6. ^ Italian bishops accidentally congratulate Scola. welt.de, March 14, 2013, accessed January 30, 2016 .
  7. ^ Scola betrayed by the Italians from the very first vote. La Stampa.it Vatican Insider, March 14, 2013, accessed March 20, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Paolo Rodari: Bergoglio Parti secondo all spalle di Scola. Poi la rimonta e il plebiscito: almost 100 votes. laRepubblica.it, March 19, 2013, accessed March 26, 2013 (Italian).
  9. ↑ Cardinal Scola publishes autobiography. domradio.de, August 22, 2018, accessed on January 25, 2019 .
  10. ↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 9, 2014, accessed January 5, 2019 (Italian).
  11. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione della Nuova Evangelizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 5, 2011, accessed January 5, 2019 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Adelmo Tacconi Bishop of Grosseto
1991–1995 		Giacomo Babini
Marco Cardinal Cé Patriarch of Venice
2002–2011 		Francesco Moraglia
Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi Archbishop of Milan
2011–2017 		Mario Delpini
personal data
SURNAME Scola, Angelo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scola, Angelo Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Malgrate , Province of Lecco, Italy