Rome & the World: Queen’s reign like the priesthood • Pope on TV: losing the sacred?

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Friday 7 February 2022
1 – Anglican Primate compares the Queen of England’s 70-year-reign to the priesthood
2 – The Pope on TV? A loss of the sense of the sacred, says journalist Lucetta Scaraffia
3 – A reflection on the link between justice and mercy, in the context of the abuse crisis
4 – The Spanish government attributes to the Church assets that do not exist
5 – 70 years of Comboni presence in Brazil and their commitment to the Amazon
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1Anglican Primate compares the Queen of England’s 70-year reign to the priesthood

“It is priestly – the language, the structure, it’s very similar to an ordination of a priest or a bishop,” says Anglican Primate Justin Welby of the coronation of the Queen of England, who celebrated her 70th year on the throne on February 6, 2022. Speaking to the BBC, the Archbishop of Canterbury praises Elizabeth II’s courage. He says the clearest example of her qualities was when she sat alone at her husband’s funeral. “That was leadership, it was doing the right thing, it was duty, it set an example,” commented the Archbishop. At 95, he says, the Queen ” takes her duties seriously, but she doesn’t take herself very seriously. She laughs in private, she has an absolutely superb sense of humor.”

BBC, English