beginning of Lent. The cathedra, the Pope explained, "is the seat reserved for
the bishop. ... The Cathedra of St. Peter ... is the symbol of the special
mission that Peter and his successors have to feed the flock of Christ and to
keep it united in
faith and charity. ... This particular duty devolves upon the community of
Rome and its Bishop because it was in this city that the Apostles Peter and
Paul spilt their blood, along with many other martyrs. Thus we return to the
witness of blood and
charity. The Cathedra of Peter is a sign of authority: the authority of Christ
which is founded upon faith
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and love".
In conclusion, the Holy Father entrusted the new cardinals to the
protection of the Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Church, that she might "help
me and my collaborators to work tirelessly for the unity of the People of God,
and to announce the message
of salvation to all people, humbly and courageously performing the service of
truth in charity".
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 20 February 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Timothy Costelloe S.D.B., auxiliary of Melbourne,
Australia, as archbishop of Perth (area 427,377, population 1,681,142,
Catholics 415,633, priests 266, permanent deacons 15, religious 615),
Australia. He succeeds Archbishop Barry
James Hickey, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese
the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Dresden
- Meissen, Germany, presented by Bishop Joachim Friedrich Reinelt, upon having
reached the age limit.
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