The Twelve Elected to the New Synod Council [governs Catholic Church synods going forward]

L'Espresso ^ | October 24, 2015 | Sandro Magister & Me

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[Summarized mostly in my own words since the translation from Italian was clunky - bbg]:

Besides voting on the final document, the Synod Fathers also selected members of the Synod Council, the group that governs the synods going forward. There are three members elected per continent. Archbishop Chaput received the highest number of votes overall; Cardinals Sarah and Pell also garnered high totals. Even though the Synod Fathers voted for several excellent Italian bishops, the votes were so dispersed that Bruno Forte ended up with the win.

At some point, Francis will choose three more to be added to the group below and the names will be officially announced.

[In Robert Royal's opinion, it shows "basically a two-thirds majority for traditional Catholic teachings." I come up with only about 50% re my own editorial comments to the right. And who knows how it will look after Francis adds his three picks. - bbg]

AFRICA
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Guinea	Excellent
Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, archbishop of Durban, South Africa	Excellent
Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of Mouila, Gabon	Excellent
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AMERICAS
Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia, United States	Generally Excellent
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Canada	Excellent
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Bad
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ASIA and OCEANIA
Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the secretariat for the economy, Australia	Excellent
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Bad
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, India	Bad
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EUROPE
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna, Austria	Bad
Cardinal Vincent G. Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom	Mixed
Bruno Forte, archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy	Bad