All of these major appointments were compiled in the US months ago. They probably didn't even go through the plenary session of the Dicastery for Bishops but went right to the pope for a decision.
All of these major appointments were compiled in the US months ago. They probably didn't even go through the plenary session of the Dicastery for Bishops but went right to the pope for a decision.
You may be right, but if you follow the appointment of new bishops on a website like catholic-hierarchy.org, there was a tremendous amount of activity naming bishops around the world when Pope Francis was in the hospital, which means the final steps were taken recently and in a hurry.
All of these major appointments were compiled in the US months ago. They probably didn't even go through the plenary session of the Dicastery for Bishops but went right to the pope for a decision.
You may be right, but if you follow the appointment of new bishops on a website like catholic-hierarchy.org, there was a tremendous amount of activity naming bishops around the world when Pope Francis was in the hospital, which means the final steps were taken recently and in a hurry.