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==Cardinal==
==Cardinal==
In the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 24 March 2006, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named Caffarra [[Cardinal-Priest]] of [[San Giovanni dei Fiorentini|S. Ioannis Baptistae Florentinorum]]. On 6 May 2006 Benedict appointed him a member of the executive committee of the [[Pontifical Council for the Family]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=88640 |title=New Cardinals Get Curial Assignments | work= Zenit |date= 7 May 2006}}</ref>{{dead link}}
In the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 24 March 2006, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named Caffarra [[Cardinal-Priest]] of [[San Giovanni dei Fiorentini|S. Ioannis Baptistae Florentinorum]]. On 6 May 2006 Benedict appointed him a member of the executive committee of the [[Pontifical Council for the Family]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=88640 |title=New Cardinals Get Curial Assignments | work= Zenit |date= 7 May 2006}}</ref>{{dead link|date=September 2017}}


In a note Caffarra published on 14 February 2010, he wrote "public officials who openly support same-sex marriage cannot consider themselves to be Catholic". He said: "It is impossible for the Catholic faith and support for putting homosexual unions on equal footing with marriage to coexist in one's conscience – the two contradict each other."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2010/politicians-who-support-gay-marriage-are-not-catholic-says-cardinal.cfm | accessdate = 7 September 2017 | date = 16 February 2010 | first = Carol | last = Glatz | agency = Catholic News Service | title = Politicians who support gay marriage are not Catholic, says cardinal}}</ref>
In a note Caffarra published on 14 February 2010, he wrote "public officials who openly support same-sex marriage cannot consider themselves to be Catholic". He said: "It is impossible for the Catholic faith and support for putting homosexual unions on equal footing with marriage to coexist in one's conscience – the two contradict each other."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2010/politicians-who-support-gay-marriage-are-not-catholic-says-cardinal.cfm | accessdate = 7 September 2017 | date = 16 February 2010 | first = Carol | last = Glatz | agency = Catholic News Service | title = Politicians who support gay marriage are not Catholic, says cardinal}}</ref>

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His Eminence

Carlo Caffarra
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Bologna
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra in 2012.
ProvinceBologna
SeeBologna
Appointed16 December 2003
Installed15 February 2004
Term ended27 October 2015
PredecessorGiacomo Biffi
SuccessorMatteo Zuppi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination2 July 1961
by Guglielmo Bosetti
Consecration21 October 1995
by Giacomo Biffi
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Carlo Caffarra

(1938-06-01)1 June 1938
Samboseto di Busseto, Italy
Died6 September 2017(2017-09-06) (aged 79)
Bologna, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsCarlo Caffarra's coat of arms
Styles of
Carlo Caffarra
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBologna

Carlo Caffarra (1 June 1938 – 6 September 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Bologna from 2003 until 2015, when he retired. His previous positions included President of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family from 1981 to 1995 and Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio from 1995 to 2003. He was created a Cardinal in the consistory of 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Early life

Caffarra was born on 1 June 1938 in Samboseto di Busseto (province of Parma), Emilia Romagna. He was educated at the Episcopal Seminary of Fidenza and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, graduating with a doctorate in Canon law and a diploma of specialization in moral theology. He was ordained a priest on 2 July 1961 in Rome.

Beginning in 1965, he taught moral theology in the seminaries of Fidenza and Parma and later at the Studio Teologico Accademico Bolognese, the Università Cattolica in Milan, and at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy. His academic specialty was the moral doctrine of marriage and the bioethics of human procreation. He also taught medical ethics in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the Università Cattolica's campus in Rome.

He was a Member of the International Theological Commission from 1974 to 1984 and also held the position of consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was the first President of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family from its establishment in 1980 until 1995 and founded sections of the same institute in the United States, Spain and Mexico.

Bishop

Caffarra was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio on 8 September 1995, and consecrated on 21 October 1995 in the Cathedral of Fidenza by Giacomo Biffi, Archbishop of Bologna, assisted by Giovanni Battista Re, then an official in the Roman Curia, and Carlo Poggi, Bishop of Fidenza. Caffarra was appointed Archbishop of the Bologna on 16 December 2003 and installed there on 15 February 2004.

Caffarra was a noted opponent of contraception. In 1988, Caffarra weighed the sin of condom use against acquiring the AIDS virus: "Even the smallest moral wrong is so much greater than any physical wrong. I know this is hard for some to accept when the dangers are great, but the church is here to combat moral wrongs."[1] The next year, Caffarra argued condom campaigns further exposed society to AIDS because "the means of protection are far from reliable".[2]

Cardinal

In the consistory of 24 March 2006, Pope Benedict XVI named Caffarra Cardinal-Priest of S. Ioannis Baptistae Florentinorum. On 6 May 2006 Benedict appointed him a member of the executive committee of the Pontifical Council for the Family.[3][dead link]

In a note Caffarra published on 14 February 2010, he wrote "public officials who openly support same-sex marriage cannot consider themselves to be Catholic". He said: "It is impossible for the Catholic faith and support for putting homosexual unions on equal footing with marriage to coexist in one's conscience – the two contradict each other."[4]

He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.[5] On 26 September 2015, Pope Francis appointed Caffarra to a five-year term as a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.[6]

His resignation as archbishop was accepted on 27 October 2015.[7]

In September 2016, Caffarra and three other cardinals publicly asked to Pope Francis to clarify four points of doctrine in the Pope's apostolic exhortation, Amoris laetitia. They issued this public letter after the Pope did not reply to the same query made privately.[8] In June 2017, Caffarra wrote on behalf of the four asking Francis for an audience to discuss their questions.[9]

Caffarra died on 6 September 2017.[10]

References

  1. ^ Suro, Roberto (29 January 1988). "Vatican and the AIDS Fight: Amid Worry, Papal Reticence". New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Vatican AIDS Meeting Hears O'Connor Assail Condom Use". New York Times. Associated Press. 14 November 1980. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ "New Cardinals Get Curial Assignments". Zenit. 7 May 2006.
  4. ^ Glatz, Carol (16 February 2010). "Politicians who support gay marriage are not Catholic, says cardinal". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Cardinals Caffarra, Burke Named to Congregation for Saints' Causes". Zenit. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ^ Allen Jr., John (27 October 2014). "Francis' Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy". CRUX. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ^ Pentin, Edward (14 November 2016). "Four Cardinals Formally Ask Pope for Clarity on 'Amoris Laetitia'". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. ^ Pentin, Edward (19 June 2017). "Dubia Cardinals Seek Papal Audience". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 7 September 2017.]
  10. ^ "Cardinal Caffarra, one of the 'dubia' cardinals, has died aged 79". Catholic Herald. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Bologna
16 December 2003 – 27 October 2015 		Succeeded by
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