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Cardinal-elect Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, shares his thoughts on his personal blog about how he heard the news on Sunday that Pope Francis will create him a Cardinal on December 8.By Cardinal-elect Isao Kikuchi
This time, the number of priests living in Rome has increased, and I was able to celebrate Mass with many priests, as shown in the photo. After the Mass, there was a tea party, and after a while, I decided to go home by taxi with Sister Hirota and Father Lopez. Sister Hirota’s accommodation is right in front of St. Peter’s, so we headed there together.
When I entered the lobby of my accommodation, I was stopped by Cardinal Rueda of Bogota. “Congratulations on your appointment as a cardinal.” I was skeptical, but then Cardinal Rueda took out his smartphone and showed me a video recording from Vatican News. We listened to it together, and sure enough, the Pope called my name. Just then, Cardinal Filippo Neri of Goa, India, who is the next president of the FABC , appeared and congratulated me.
Momoko Nishimura, who was there, took a photo of us, and the Pope pointed to her and said, “She’s a strange person who drinks mate tea even though she’s Japanese,” and laughed. There was no mention of the Cardinal at all. So today’s sudden announcement really surprised me. Next year, the Society of the Divine Word will celebrate its 150th anniversary. In its 150-year history, there has only been one cardinal, Cardinal Thomas Tian, ??who was the Archbishop of Beijing and passed away in 1967. I believe that the appointment of a second and third cardinal this time is an honor for the Society of the Divine Word.
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