On Wednesday of this week, the Holy Father published a plethora of nominations, including a Canadian. Marc Cardinal Ouellet, until now the Archbishop of Quebec (which makes him the Primate of Canada) has now been elevated to the post of Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, the highest ranking level that any Canadian has ever held in the Vatican to date.
Considering the microscope that the Church has been living under for so many years, and the morale of some which has resulted, it's good news indeed for a change. The interesting thing will now be to see how things shake out.
Cardinal Ouellet now has three months to pack his things, to close up any files he needs to in Quebec and then to make his way back to Rome before assuming his new post (probably in time for the Holy Father's return from summer vacation).
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