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Francesco Coccopalmerio

Catholic cardinal · Italy · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1938 · age 88

Francesco Coccopalmerio is an Italian cardinal. He was president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 February 2007 until his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 April 2018.

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  1. If I knew with moral certitude that this is a sin, maybe I would not have put myself in that condition. But now I already find myself there: How can I go back?

    1 March 2017 · Cardinal Coccopalmerio Explains His Positions on Catholics in Irregular Unions, Own words

  2. A divided Church is against the will of Jesus Christ and is anti-missionary and anti-evangelizing. We should use every means possible, such as prayer, to fulfill Jesus' will.

    Interfaith relations in the realization of the Church's mission, focus of the International Conference of Canonists in Czestochowa (11, Own words

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About this person

He spent his early years in the Archdiocese of Milan and became an auxiliary bishop in 1993. He moved to the Roman Curia in 2000.

Country
Italy
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88