VATICAN CITY
Crux
Cindy Wooden
September 14, 2016
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and members of his Council of Cardinals advising him on church governance once again discussed ways to improve the process of identifying the best priests to become bishops.
“The cardinals reflected broadly on the spiritual and pastoral profile necessary for a bishop today,” said Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office.
Meeting with Pope Francis Sept. 12-14, they also discussed “the theme of the Holy See’s diplomatic service and the formation and tasks of apostolic nuncios with particular attention to their great responsibility in the choice of candidates for the episcopacy,” Burke said in a statement.
At their April meeting, the pope and cardinals also had spoken about the process of choosing new bishops and they looked specifically at the questionnaire that nuncios send around to bishops, priests and others asking their opinions about certain candidates.
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