[Catholic Caucus] 10 Years After its Abolition by Francis, Leo XIV repristinates Imposition of Pallium in Rome

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[Catholic Caucus] 10 Years After its Abolition by Francis, Leo XIV repristinates Imposition of Pallium in Rome

In 2015, Francis abolished the ceremony of the personal imposition of the Pallium on new archbishops by the pope's own hand in Rome. 

At the time, this rupture was presented, as usual, as a positive thing:

After the presentation of the pallium, and in order to emphasise the participation of the local Church, Pope Francis has decided that this year the newly appointed metropolitan archbishops (residential archbishops who preside over an ecclesiastical province) of the world will be formally vested with the pallium by the Apostolic Nuncio at a subsequent ceremony in their own archdiocese. [Source]

Yet its intent was completely bizarre, how can something that is strictly related to the Roman See emphasize "the participation of the local Church"?

This novelty ends now: this year, the Pope will once again personally impose the pallium, a major symbol of communion of the Holy See with the Metropolitan Churches. From the Bollettino:

On Sunday, June 29, 2025, the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Father Leo XIV will preside over the Eucharistic Celebration, bless the Palli and impose them on the new Metropolitan Archbishops. [source]

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Ping

[irishjuggler]

Bergoglio’s erstwhile cheerleaders swear up and down that Prevost is Francis 2.0 in all but name, but, if true, he has a funny way of showing. Seems like one Bergoglianism after another are being reversed on a near-daily basis... which is fine by me.

[RWGinger]

Can you explain for us non Catholics. Thank you

[one guy in new jersey]

Jorge Bergolio, whom many regarded as Pope (Pope Francis), all but openly rejected the traditional papal title of Vicar General of Jesus Christ, preferring instead to refer to himself as the Bishop of Rome. As in, merely the Bishop of Rome. But, if he, as pope, was, (as all popes before him, including Peter, were) Bishop of Rome, this does not in any way permit him to retreat thereto from the position of primacy.

Bergolio was arguably denying being the pope. Even as the world around him believed he was pope, and held him out as pope.

Catholics believe that, with Leo, we have a pope. Or, that we once again have a pope, even if previously, with Jorge Bergolio, we perhaps, sadly, did not.

In any event, in a word, to answer your question, Leo is acting, recognizably, reassuringly, papally. Whereas, as you may be picking up, Jorge Bergolio had the notorious and pernicious habit of acting, so-to-speak, “anti-papally”.

[RWGinger]

Thank you. So far Pope Leo seems like a great choice. We need the Catholic Church to be strong world wide.

[one guy in new jersey]

Thank you for asking.

Catholics are nearly universally suffering from Post Bergolio Stress Disorder.

The Holy Spirit is good, of course, and we pray new Pope Leo will be empowered to console, heal, and unify.

[alternatives?]

Specifically, isn’t the ceremony now in Rome as opposed to locally?

[Dr. Sivana]

Or, that we once again have a pope, even if previously, with Jorge Bergolio, we perhaps, sadly, did not.

Of course, that didn't stop him from removing Bishop Strickland of Texas, USA because he got too loud about scandal caused by perverts; shutting down contemplative orders that couldn't violate their vows; taking over lay European Catholic organizations and taking lands and money; backstabbing faithful Chinese Catholics and rewarding the Communist collaborators in the "Patriotic" Church; squelching traditional Sacraments, chapels, seminarians, and even bishops world-wide.

Francis thought locally, and acted globally.

Leo is measured, and is unraveling a lot of this stuff. He may have 20 years to do it, not two or four. But to make it stick, it is better to do it gently where possible. He is exceeding my expectations so far.

[one guy in new jersey]

Yep, looks that way!

[one guy in new jersey]

As it happens, Leo, as Cardinal Prevost, was the one who enforced Bergoglio’s decision to remove Bishop Strickland. Which, by the way, Strickland does not hold against Prevost.

So there’s that. 🙄

[Bigg Red]

I am a Catholic, but I had to look it up:

From Britannica.com

pallium, liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble by the pope, archbishops, and some bishops in the Roman Catholic Church. It is bestowed by the pope on archbishops and bishops having metropolitan jurisdiction as a symbol of their participation in papal authority.

[Bigg Red]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Bigg Red]

Yes. I say a special prayer for our pope every morning.

[Dr. Sivana]

As it happens, Leo, as Cardinal Prevost, was the one who enforced Bergoglio’s decision to remove Bishop Strickland.

Yes. He executed the order. That doesn't mean he agreed with it. It is not like working for a corporation or a hospital where you can quit and take a job somewhere else. In as much as the mere act of removing a bishop is not intrinsically evil, he wasn't obliged to refuse, and technically he wasn't even needed to do it. The Andrew Jackson/Donald Trump/Cortez approach doesn't work as well in this setting. The idea is to not just undo the damage, but to make it stick. Pope Leo XIV is likely of a phlegmatic disposition, and that might be what is needed to avoid an outright schism.

[Bigg Red]

PS: There is a good picture of a pallium at this Wikipedia post:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallium

[MDLION]

“swear up and down that Prevost is Francis 2.0”

I am stunned we didn’t get Francis II, even if he didn’t take the name Francis II. God is sneaky. Leo worked with the poor in Peru, he is into “synodality”, and many of the Cardinals probably thought they were electing Francis II. But he is doing so many things that are a return to tradition. I’m thinking the Gallen mafia and quite a number of Cardinals are surprised and a bit angry.

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Take off your hat

Compare to:

[irishjuggler]

Yep, the tide has turned. Deo gratias.

[tomsbartoo]

Short version: It is a ceremony whereby the pope confers upon a metropolitan archbishop (head bishop for a n area composed of a number of lesser dioceses) the pallium (a white wool band that is place around the shoulders of the archbishop.
It represents the loyalty and communal bond that exists between the pope and the metropolitan, as well as the pastoral care that ther metropolitan has for his flock.