Pope names Cardinal Rosales
to Council to aid in Holy See Administration

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a member of a council which studies the organizational and economic concerns of the Holy See.

According to his secretary, Fr. Reginald Malicdem, Cardinal Rosales received his appointment last week. The Manila Archbishop joins seven other Cardinals who were named by the Pope as new members in the Holy See body, which is called the Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Questions of the Apostolic See. The appointments were announced in the Vatican on Feb. 3.

The council has 15 members who are all archbishops of archdioceses in various parts of the world. They serve a five-year term.

The explanation for the body is contained in Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution "Pastor Bonus" (No. 24-25) which says: "The council is convened by the cardinal secretary of state, usually twice a year, to consider those economic and organizational questions which relate to the administration of the Holy See, with the assistance, if needed, of experts in these affairs.

"The council also considers the activities of the special institute which is erected and located within the state of Vatican City in order to safeguard and administer economic goods placed in its care with the purpose of supporting works of religion and charity."

The other cardinals appointed by the Pope to the Council are: Wilfrid Fox Napier, archbishop of Durban, South Africa; Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, Peru; Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria; Eusébio Oscar Scheid, archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia; Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec, Canada; and Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk, archbishop of Seoul, South Korea. ##