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Date: March 30, 2020 07:53PM
EDITED: Correcting misinformation I inadvertently included in this post:
The Pope's titles do not include "Vicar of Rome" - I see from a re-read of the article that the Pope is "Bishop of Rome" but he appoints a "Vicar of Rome" to carry out the Bishop of Rome's duties as the Pope himself is busy being Pope and can't fulfill the usual duties of a Bishop as well.
As I mention in my post (below), when I first saw the title of the article I thought it referred to the Pope.
Thank you to bona dea who drew my attention to my error. (That's what I get for reading and posting in a hurry). Partly too, I made the error as I have always thought the Pope's titles included Vicar of Rome but I see it's actually Bishop of Rome and the Vicar of Rome is an appointee to help out the Bishop.
It's a lot to keep track of. :)
In any case, I hope for a speedy and uneventful recovery for everyone afflicted with this awful virus and hope the contagion numbers start going down quickly. It's getting scary out there currently.
My original post:
"ROME — Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Pope Francis’ vicar for the diocese of Rome, on Monday became the highest-ranking Catholic official known to test positive for coronavirus.
De Donatis’ office said he was tested for the virus after feeling unwell and was admitted to a Rome hospital. His closest aides had gone into voluntary quarantine as a precaution, a statement said.
A pope is also the bishop of Rome but appoints someone to act as his vicar to administrate the vast diocese.
De Donatis, 66, is not believed to have had personal contact with Pope Francis recently."
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/senior-italian-cardinal-papal-vicar-for-rome-has-coronavirus----------
Over 11,000 people have died of CV in Italy, nearly one-third of all the deaths world-wide.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2020 01:59PM by Nightingale.