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Unity and a New Papacy, by Michael R. Heinlein – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By MIchael R. Heinlein, Catholic World Report, May 1, 2025

Michael R. Heinlein is editor of OSV’s SimplyCatholic.com and author of a forthcoming biography of Cardinal Francis E. George, OMI.

Catholics, including the cardinals, must find a balance between unity and diversity, mirroring the Trinitarian life we share.

In recent interviews ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny gave an interview with The New York Times, in which he apparently attempted to polarize the word “unity”—a word that has allegedly become something of a rallying cry for critics of the recently concluded pontificate.

“If you ask me, ‘How would you name the wrong track for the conclave?’ I would say the idea that unity is the priority,” said Cardinal Czerny, who has led the Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 2019. “Unity cannot be a priority issue.”

What is happening here? Do some Catholic cardinals–those responsible for choosing the Church’s next pope in the conclave starting next week—truly believe that “unity” is not a priority for the Church?…

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