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Carlo Maria Martini | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milan | |
 Martini in 1992 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Milan |
| See | Milan |
| Appointed | 29 December 1979 |
| Installed | 10 February 1980 |
| Term ended | 11 July 2004 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Colombo |
| Successor | Dionigi Tettamanzi |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (1983–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1952 by Maurilio Fossati |
| Consecration | 6 January 1980 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 2 February 1983 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlo Maria Martini 15 February 1927 |
| Died | 31 August 2012 (aged 85) Gallarate, Italy |
| Buried | Cathedral of Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Parents | Leonardo Martini Olga Maggia |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Pro veritate adversa diligere ("For the love of truth, dare to choose adverse situations") |
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| Coat of arms |  |
Carlo Maria Martini SJ (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit, cardinal of the Catholic Church and a Biblical scholar. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2004 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering intellectual figure of the Roman Catholic Church, Martini was the liberal contender for the Papacy in the 2005 conclave, following the death of Pope John Paul II. According to highly placed Vatican sources, Martini received more votes in the first round than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the conservative candidate: 40 to 38. Ratzinger ended up with more votes in subsequent rounds and was elected Pope Benedict XVI.
Martini entered the Society of Jesus in 1944 and was ordained a priest in 1952. His appointment as Archbishop of Milan in 1980 was an unusual circumstance, as Jesuits are not traditionally named bishops.[1] He was on the liberal wing of the church hierarchy. Suffering from a rare form of Parkinson's disease, he retired as archbishop in 2004 and moved to the Pontifical Institute in Jerusalem. He died at the Jesuit Aloisianum College in Gallarate near Milan, eight years later.
Hours after his death, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera printed his final interview, in which he described the church as "200 years out of date", commenting: "Our culture has aged, our churches are big and empty and the church bureaucracy rises up. The Church must admit its mistakes and begin a radical change, starting from the Pope and the bishops. The pedophilia scandals oblige us to take a journey of transformation."[2][3][4]
- ^ "Is Pope Francis still a Jesuit?". National Catholic Reporter. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ L'addio a Martini, "Chiesa indietro di 200 anni", L'ultima intervista: "Perché non-si scuote, perché abbiamo paura?" Corriere della Sera, 1 settembre 2012
- ^ Translated final interview with Martini National Catholic Reporter (NCR), 4 September 2012
- ^ Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, his final interview, and a damning critique that has rocked the Catholic Church The Independent, 3 September 2012