New Cardinals - First Reactions

Now that the list of Cardinals is up, a hodge-podge of New Cardinals News:

"Old & New"

"Kim Sou-hwan at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006. Pope Benedict VXI appointed Nicholas Cheong as one of his 15 new cardinals Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) "

(more than that, Kim Sou-hwan [right] is the senior member of the College of Cardinals now - he was elected by Paul IV in 1969 - and Nicholas Cheong [left] is one of the newest Cardinals)

Boston should be having a press conference once it wakes up. (update: O'Malley is out of town doing a Seminary visitation - but he did give a phone conference in the meantime.)

While more Cardinals could be announced before the March 24 Consistory, that seems unlikely to me since Pope Benedict is a German and likes round numbers (i.e., strictly following the 120 limit). Pope Benedict plans to have a day of reflection with his Cardinals on the day before their elevation (the 23rd) - a new addition of his. He then plans to celebrate the Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation with them the next day (the 25th).

Pope Benedict also said that new Cardinals "well reflect the universality of the Church. In fact, they come from various parts of the world and undertake different duties in the service of the People of God."

Rocco has two quotes from Pope Benedict's address this morning at his Wednesday Audience.

Gerald Augustinus has a good post with various information about the new Cardinals-elect.

Associated Press has an article on the two American nominations: Levada & O'Malley.

Catholic Hierarchy has all the particular details on the new Cardinals-designate.

Oh, and the Papist News Ticker has been reset for March 24! :-)