Luigi Negri (Bishop)

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Luigi Negri (born November 26, 1941 in Milan , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio .

Life

The Archbishop of Milan , Cardinal Giovanni Umberto Colombo , ordained him a priest on June 28, 1972 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro on March 17, 2005 . The Archbishop of Milan , Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi , donated him episcopal consecration on May 7th of the same year; Co- consecrators were Carlo Caffarra , Archbishop of Bologna , and Archbishop Paolo Romeo , Apostolic Nuncio in Italy and San Marino . As a motto he chose Tu fortitudo mea (“You my strength”). The ceremonial inauguration ( enthronement ) took place on May 22, 2005.

On December 1, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on February 15, 2017.

Luigi Negri is one of the signatories of a multilingual appeal by Carlo Maria Viganò on May 7th, 2020 with the Latin title “Veritas liberabit vos!” ( The truth will set you free , according to Jn 8.32  EU ); the German Bishops' Conference called this a "conglomerate of conspiracy myths and pseudoscience". The appeal complains that under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic , the rights and fundamental freedoms of many citizens are “disproportionately and unjustifiably restricted”; Public health should not become an alibi "to free civil authorities from their duty to act wisely for the common good". The text also claims that there are growing doubts about the actual risk of infection from the coronavirus; reporting on the pandemic is referred to as " alarmism ". The containment measures taken fostered the interference of "foreign powers" with serious social and political consequences, according to the text signed by Catholic clergy, journalists, doctors and lawyers. There are forces “interested in creating panic in the population” and promoting “the isolation of individuals” in order to be able to better manipulate and control them. ”This is“ the disturbing prelude to the creation of a world government that beyond any control ”. The text has been described by several media as absurd and the theses expressed as conspiracy theories .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Ferrara-Comacchio e nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 1, 2012, accessed February 15, 2017 (Italian).
  2. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Ferrara-Comacchio (Italia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 15, 2017, accessed February 15, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Call. In: APPEAL FOR THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Church appeal with conspiracy theories . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 9, 2020. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Bishops spread conspiracy theories . In: Tagesschau.de , May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
predecessor Office successor
Paolo Rabitti Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio
2012-2017 		Giancarlo Perego
Paolo Rabitti Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro
2005–2012 		Andrea Turazzi
personal data
SURNAME Negri, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan