Consistory

The pope is quietly and methodically, fine tuning the reforms made by his predecessor Pope Francis, rather than dramatically shaking up the Roman Curia.

Cardinals from Poland and Ukraine said in a joint statement the greatest danger may not be disagreement itself, but the language used to express it.

“War is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God, because, even if we are equipped with high-tech weapons,” the pope said in a June 26 homily.

“It’s a very good initiative of the pope and very useful for him and for the unity of the Church.”

The pope said his ministry “cannot be carried out alone,” and he called on the cardinals to support him by offering frank and sincere counsel.

The Code of Canon law says extraordinary consistories are convened “when particular needs of the church or the treatment of more grave affairs suggest it.”

“Evangelii Gaudium,” the pope said, “was recognized as a ‘breath of fresh air,’ capable of initiating processes of pastoral and missionary conversion.”

After an intense day of roundtable discussions, the “low-batteried” but “very pleased” cardinals wrapped the first historic extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV in a spirit of fraternity

“Our College, while rich in many skills and remarkable gifts, is not called primarily to be a mere group of experts, but a community of faith,” the pope said.

“We gather not to promote personal or group ‘agendas,’ but to entrust our plans and inspirations to a discernment that transcends us,” Pope Leo told cardinals during morning Mass.