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The Catholic and respected former journalist, Peter Kennedy, received high praise for his new book Tales From Boom Town from both sides of politics last month. Former Liberal and Labor Premiers Richard Court, left, and Geoff Gallop, right, helped Mr Kennedy launch the book on April 23 at Aquinas College. Full story - Page 5. PHOTO: UNDA
Holy See’s money must serve the mission: Francis POPE FRANCIS told his new economic oversight council that it must be “courageous and determined” in its critical role of helping the Church not waver from its real mission of bringing the Gospel to the world and helping those most in need. The Church has a duty to use its assets and manpower responsibly in promoting its spiritual mandate, and “a new mentality of evangelical service” must take hold throughout the Vatican, the Pope said on May 2. The Pope’s comments came the
same day the new Vatican Council for the Economy met for the first time since the Pope established the council in February. The council is an international group of eight cardinals and seven lay experts appointed to set policies for the administrative and financial activities of all Vatican offices and bodies. The council “has the task of supervising economic activities and monitoring the structures and administrative and financial activities” of the Vatican’s various offices and agencies, the Pope said. Pope Francis told the council members
that they play a critical role in his larger efforts of reforming the Roman Curia so it may “better serve the Church” and the Pope. “This is a notable challenge that
for the Economy because of “the Church’s awareness of its responsibility to protect and carefully manage its assets in light of its mission of evangelisation with particular
Pope Francis says a “new mentality of evangelical service” must take hold at the Vatican. calls for devotion and prudence,” as well as “courage and determination”, since the process “will not be simple” or easy, he said. The Pope said he established the council and the related Secretariat
attention to those most in need”. The secretariat, headed by Australian Cardinal George Pell, will have authority over all economic and administrative activities within the Holy See and Vatican
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City State as it implements the council’s policies. The Pope thanked Cardinal Pell for “his efforts, his work and for his Australian rugbylike tenacity”, referring to the sport the cardinal played professionally as a young man. Seven laypeople, who are experts in the fields of business and finance, are full members of the council, he said. “They aren’t second-class citizens. No, no. Every-one is on the same level” as their counterpart cardinal members, he emphasised, saying the council’s work carried great weight and great importance. CNS
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