Possible controversy averted: Vatican, archbishop clarify African cardinal’s conclave absence

Possible controversy averted: Vatican, archbishop clarify African cardinal’s conclave absence

VATICAN CITY // A potential “conclave controversy” was swiftly averted May 6 when confusion erupted over Kenyan Cardinal John Njue’s absence from the papal conclave.  The… The post Possible controversy averted: Vatican, archbishop clarify African cardinal’s conclave absence appeared first on CatholicVote org.

The Holy See made this point following the case of Cardinal Njue, who stated that he did not travel to Rome because he had not received an invitation. The Vatican entry clarifies polemics: Cardinals under 80 do not need official invitation to go to the conclave was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.