2012-02-22 16:34:45

Top Vatican official asks Peru university to protect Catholic identity


(Feb.22, 2012) The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru must amend its statutes in conformity with Vatican norms for the good of the university and the whole church in Peru, said Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. The University’s Rector Msgr. Marcial Rubio Correa met Cardinal Bertone in the Vatican on Tuesday to discuss the conclusions the Holy See has reached following intense dialogue and numerous meetings over the course of many years between the university's grand chancellor, Cardinal Juan Cipriani Thorne of Lima, his predecessors and the university, said a written statement released the same day by the Vatican. The Vatican's conclusions took particular account of the outcome of an apostolic visit made to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru by Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo in December and of the proposal presented by the rector at the end of that visit. The Vatican is requesting that the university's statutes be regularized as soon as possible, adapting them to the apostolic constitution 'Ex Corde Ecclesiae' for the good of the university itself and of the church in Peru. "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" is an apostolic constitution that outlines the identity and mission of Catholic colleges and provides universal norms to ensure colleges maintain these standards. Issued in 1990 by Blessed John Paul II, the document officially went into effect in 2001. The Vatican asked the Catholic University of Perù to present the statutes for approval by Easter, April 8, and include "the amendments indicated to the university" last July by the Vatican.








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