Like almost all questions regarding Church history, it depends how far back you want to go. If we use an American definition of history such an event is rare. However, if we look at it using the Church time scale - a thousand years - it is actually the norm; a long list of a batch of Cardinals is the exception.
Is there a chance of getting a Pillar interview with Cardinal-elect Battaglia?
He has a history of personal pastoral outreach (a Pope Francis favorite), presides over a centuries-old miracle (hey, tradition), and no sympathy for the mob (surely we can all agree on this one)—he must have a fascinating backstory and an interesting perspective on the Church and the world. Besides, wouldn't it be fun to write about an Italian cardinal *not* named Becciu for once?
How unusual to have someone appointed cardinal outside the usual announcement.
Does this happen and we just don’t notice? Or is it quite rare?
Like almost all questions regarding Church history, it depends how far back you want to go. If we use an American definition of history such an event is rare. However, if we look at it using the Church time scale - a thousand years - it is actually the norm; a long list of a batch of Cardinals is the exception.
Is there a chance of getting a Pillar interview with Cardinal-elect Battaglia?
He has a history of personal pastoral outreach (a Pope Francis favorite), presides over a centuries-old miracle (hey, tradition), and no sympathy for the mob (surely we can all agree on this one)—he must have a fascinating backstory and an interesting perspective on the Church and the world. Besides, wouldn't it be fun to write about an Italian cardinal *not* named Becciu for once?
I second this comment.