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And that after his term, as St. She did last March 18 and conveyed through Marija yet another message for us as follows:. I call you to, with complete trust and joy, bless the name of the Lord and, day by day, to give Him thanks from the heart for His great love. My Son, through that love which He showed by the Cross, gave you the possibility to be forgiven for everything; so that you do not have to be ashamed or to hide, and out of fear not to open the door of your heart to my Son.
To the contrary, my children, reconcile with the Heavenly Father so that you may be able to come to love yourselves as my Son loves you. When you come to love yourselves, you will also love others; in them you will see my Son and recognize the greatness of His Love. Live in faith! In , Inside the Vatican magazine named Parolin one of its Top Ten people of the year, citing his work on nuclear disarmament, dialogue with Iran and North Korea, and the fight against human trafficking.
The magazine called Parolin "one of the church's most tireless and effective diplomats. The pick has been keenly anticipated, given that frustration with perceived breakdowns in governance under Bertone was part of what led the cardinals in March to elect a Latin American outsider to the papacy, handing him a clear reform mandate.
Parolin now profiles as a key figure in that effort. Francis is a pope who takes the reins of government into his own hands, making him less dependent on aides, and the creation of a council of eight cardinals from around the world to assist him means that key decisions may be hammered out by that body rather than in the Secretariat of State.
In effect, the Secretary of State under Francis may profile more as a chief of staff rather than a sort of "vice-pope. Parolin was ordained to the priesthood in , and did his academic work in canon law.
He entered the Vatican's diplomatic service in and spent time in embassies in Mexico and Nigeria before returning to Rome, initially as the Secretariat of State's desk officer for southern Europe. In , Parolin was named to the critical position of Under-Secretary for Relations with States, making him essentially the Vatican's deputy foreign minister. In that role, he a primary point of contact for foreign diplomats, international leaders, NGOs, and journalists, earning high marks for accessibility and candor.
Parolin represented the Vatican in a variety of sensitive assignments, including trips to North Korea and Vietnam as well as the "Annapolis Conference" on the Middle East convened by the Bush administration. Parolin also fits the profile many Vatican-watchers had regarded as the ideal candidate to become Francis' Secretary of State: Someone who knows the system from the inside but who isn't associated with the perceived dysfunction of the Bertone years.
Though Parolin served under Bertone and moved up the ladder on his watch, he was already a fixture in the Secretariat of State before Bertone was given the top job by Benedict XVI in When he was shipped off to Caracas in , some took it as a sign that Parolin had fallen out of favor with Bertone — a perception seen as damaging then, but ironically helpful now. Co Kerry town named among Europe's most beautiful. Experts name top 21 places to visit in Ireland, beyond Cliffs of Moher.
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IrishCentral Staff. Dec 05, Pope Francis: The Irish St. Malachy made predictions for every pope from his day until the end of the world. Read more. Subscribe to IrishCentral. IrishCentral History Love Irish history? Read this next Travel. Travel Dine with an Irish view in - the best food experiences across Ireland.
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