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New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan elevated to cardinal by Vatican

Dolan among 22 to become Pope’s keys advisers, eligible to elect his predecessor

BERNIE MALONE,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, January 6, 2012, 10:31 AM

Updated Friday, January 6, 2012, 11:22 AM

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Archbishop Timothy Dolan, of New York, will be elevated to the position of Cardinal by the Vatican

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Pope Benedict XVI has announced that New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be among the 22 prelates elevated to the position of cardinal by the Roman Catholic Church, on 18th February.

AP reports that Pope Benedict announced his plans on Friday morning. having celebrated Epiphany Mass, marking the end of the Vatican’s Christmas celebrations. He said it filled him “with great joy” to make the announcement.

Speaking to the congregation at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at Mass on Friday morning Dolan said "Yes, I'm honored, humbled and grateful. But let's be frank. This is not about Timothy Dolan. This is an honor from the Holy Father to the archdiocese of New York.

"It's almost as if Pope Benedict XVI is putting the red hat of the cardinal on the top of the Empire State Building or upon the Statue of Liberty or home plate at Yankee Stadium or on the spires of this great St. Patrick's Cathedral."

Cardinals act as key advisers to the Pope and are members of the group that will eventually elect Benedict's successor in a papal conclave.

The prelates who will be elevated to cardinal hail from New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, Prague, Toronto, Florence, and key Vatican offices. Only 18 among the 22 selected are under the age of 80.

This ceremony will raise the number of cardinals, eligible to vote in a papal conclave, to 125.

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Collette2 | Jan 12, 2012, 01:08 AM EST

What would we do without your sense of humour CaptainC.

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CaptainCon | Jan 10, 2012, 07:18 AM EST

They should all be elevated. With a swift boot up the rear end.

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IrelandNorth | Jan 09, 2012, 07:53 AM EST

Reporting the insignificant hierarchical minutae of an increasiongly irrelevant institution is surely indulgent. Reading about the elevation of these theocrats is as exciting as that of the old Soviet Politburo - and equally as undemocratic. Down with all tyrannies, religious or otherwise.

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Collette2 | Jan 07, 2012, 06:14 PM EST

His statement on June 19 2011 comes to mind re marriage equality bill comes to mind. The Vatican is made up of "happy people", elevating him to cardinal nothing will change. Marriage to Christ in those circumstances and same sex marriages is no different as far as I can see. One just has to change their mindset.

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CaptainCon | Jan 07, 2012, 05:41 PM EST

Odd that just about the most obviously camp organisation in the world should be so anti-gay. The organisation itself has probably thousands of gay men and women in its ranks. As for Rome- well, basically it is the Blue Oyster Bar of all cities.

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Rebelforce | Jan 07, 2012, 03:42 PM EST

The Vatican announced the elevation of three North American Cardinals yesterday and they all happen to be of Irish descent: Cardinal Timothy Dolan of NY, Cardinal Ed O'Brien of Baltimore and Jerusalem, and Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto. You might have thought this that would be the lead story at "Irish" Central. But no, the lead story today is about how Michelle Obama didn't get on well with Rahm Emmanuel in the White House. Oh well, I guess they know what they're doing.

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jamthecat | Jan 07, 2012, 12:24 PM EST

The Catholic Church is a criminal enterprise that should be investigated under the RICO act for hiding the rapes of boys and girls by its priests, then giving those rapist priests further access to children in other communities, then fighting against the revelation of those actions, not just in the US and Ireland, but all over the world.

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Gearoid4 | Jan 07, 2012, 10:54 AM EST

This is typical of the negative spin which IC columnists put on any decision by the Catholic Church regarding appointments or decisions which go against their ideological bias. There is no conspiracy here. Ireland already has two red hats in the Vatican and thus on account of the Church being a global organization and the reality of multiple candidates for the limited number of Cardinal posts from more populous countries, it was deemed that Ireland has a fitting number of cardinals at this particular time.

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Portia777 | Jan 07, 2012, 09:52 AM EST

How many sheeple still worship these men in dresses and pay for their luxurious lives while they live in poverty?

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Portia777 | Jan 07, 2012, 09:50 AM EST

Still just men dressed up in frocks- different colours- all part of the pyramid of power = core of rape for those who wish to google and see,

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CaptainCon | Jan 07, 2012, 09:27 AM EST

Might be able to afford to get married now after all. Wonder does the system of Cardinals getting the collection plate from a certain Sunday every month to go towards their 'funeral expenses'? You'd think in the 21st century we'd be free in the west of these Middle Ages witchdoctors in dresses. The truth is these nutters would have far more in common with the Taliban than they would with western democracy and freedoms. A pox on them all.

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PhlutiePhan | Jan 06, 2012, 07:05 PM EST

Oo-rah! Semper Fi!

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Rebelforce | Jan 06, 2012, 03:44 PM EST

Actually, New York already has one Cardinal at the Vatican, Edward Cardinal Egan. Timothy Cardinal Dolan will be New York's second. Is this the first time in centuries that Ireland has no Cardinals at the Vatican?

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MusherMaggie | Jan 06, 2012, 12:10 PM EST

Congratulations, Your Eminence!

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