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| name = António Marto |
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| honorific_suffix = [[Ordem Militar de Cristo|GCC]] [[Order of Prince Henry|GCIH]] |
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| title = [[Cardinal (Roman Catholic Church)|Cardinal]]<br>[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima]] |
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| caption = Cardinal Marto in 2018. |
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Leiria-Fátima]] |
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| appointed = 22 April 2006 |
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| enthroned = 25 June 2006 |
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| term_end = 28 January 2022 |
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| predecessor = Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva |
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| successor = [[José Ornelas Carvalho]] |
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| other_post = [[Santa Maria sopra Minerva|Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva]] (2018-) |
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<!---------- Orders ---------->| ordination = 7 November 1971 |
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| ordination = 7 November 1971 |
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| consecration = 11 February 2001 |
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| consecrated_by = [[Joaquim Gonçalves]] |
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| consecration = 11 February 2001 |
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| cardinal = 28 June 2018 |
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| consecrated_by = [[Joaquim Gonçalves]] |
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| cardinal = 28 June 2018 |
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| created_cardinal_by = [[Pope Francis]] |
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<!---------- Personal details ---------->| birth_name = António Augusto dos Santos Marto |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|05|05}} |
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| birth_name = António Augusto dos Santos Marto |
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| birth_place = Tronco, [[Chaves, Portugal|Chaves]], [[Portugal]] |
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| parents = Serafim Augusto Marto<br/>Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos |
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| parents = Serafim Augusto Marto<br/>Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos |
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| alma_mater = [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] |
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| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga|Auxiliary Bishop of Braga]] (2000-04)|Titular Bishop of Bladia (2000-04)|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Viseu|Bishop of Viseu]] (2004-06)}} |
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| alma_mater = [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] |
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| motto = {{lang|la|Adiutores Gaudii Vestri}}<br>(Workers for Your Joy) ({{bibleverse||2Cor|1:24}})<ref name="biblegateway.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+corinthians+1%3A23&version=VULGATE|title=Bible Gateway passage: II Corinthios 1:23 - Biblia Sacra Vulgata|publisher=biblegateway.com |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> |
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| motto = ''Servidores da vossa alegria'' ("Servants of Your joy") |
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'''António Augusto dos Santos Marto''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Ordem Militar de Cristo|GCC]]}} ({{IPA-pt|ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈmaɾtu}}; born 5 May 1947) is a Portuguese [[prelate]] of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Leiria-Fátima]] since 2006. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018. |
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| name= António Marto |
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'''António Augusto dos Santos Marto''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Ordem Militar de Cristo|GCC]]}} [[Order of Prince Henry|<small>GCIH</small>]] ({{IPA|pt|ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈmaɾtu}}; born 5 May 1947) is a Portuguese [[prelate]] of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Leiria-Fátima]] from 2006 to 2022. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal on 28 June 2018. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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António Marto was born on 5 May 1947 in [[Chaves, Portugal|Chaves]], Portugal. He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 November 1971.<ref name=pr20180520>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | language = it| url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/05/20/0374/00807.html | accessdate = 20 May 2018 | date = 20 May 2018 |title = Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018 }}</ref> |
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António Marto was born on 5 May 1947 in Tronco, a small village of roughly 500 population, in [[Chaves, Portugal|Chaves]], rural Portugal. His family was traditionally Catholic, and of humble background. His father, Serafim Augusto Marto, was a [[Guarda Fiscal|Fiscal Guard]] and his mother, Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos, a schoolteacher.<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017">{{cite news |last=Gomes |first=João Francisco |date=7 May 2017 |title=D. António Marto: "Representava melhor o diabo do que o anjo, ironia do destino" |trans-title=D. António Marto: "I played the part better as the Devil than as the Angel, as fate would have it" |url=https://observador.pt/especiais/d-antonio-marto-representava-melhor-o-diabo-do-que-o-anjo-ironia-do-destino/ |url-access=subscription |language=pt |work=[[Observador]] |access-date=25 May 2020 }}</ref> António was the youngest of four siblings, two of which died before he was born at age 4 and age 6, respectively; the latter was crushed in a brutal accident when the axle of an [[Bullock cart|ox cart]] broke on the way back from the grape harvest. The surviving sister married and had offspring.<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017"/> António was the product of an [[unintended pregnancy|unintended]] but ultimately welcomed pregnancy.<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017"/> |
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Despite coincidentally sharing his surname with the shepherd children of [[Fátima, Portugal|Fátima]], [[Francisco and Jacinta Marto|Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto]], they have no familial relation; Marto's father came originally from the village of Santulhão, in [[Vimioso]], instead.<ref name="DN2017">{{cite news |date=4 April 2017 |title="Nunca me passou pela cabeça ser bispo, muito menos de Fátima" |trans-title="It never crossed my mind becoming a bishop, let alone of Fátima" |url=https://www.dn.pt/portugal/entrevista/nunca-me-passou-pela-cabeca-ser-bispo-muito-menos-de-fatima-5768780.html |language=pt |work=[[Diário de Notícias]] |access-date=24 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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António Marto was very fond of the local [[Parish|parish priest]], who he used to engage in conversation, and who left him with a lasting impression on how he was held in high esteem by the whole community. At age 10, following his [[primary school]] education, António unexpectedly expressed his desire to become a priest; he initially met some resistance from his father, who even though was devoutly Catholic, had envisioned a career in military for him and was planning to send him to the [[Pupilos do Exército|Institute of the Pupils of the Army]]. Joining [[seminary]], he was a keen student (with some shortcomings in [[mathematics]]) and was also very keen on past-times such as sports (namely [[volleyball]], [[basketball]], [[handball]], and [[field hockey]]) and theatre (where he was, ironically, found best suited to play the [[devil]] in popular [[morality play]]s).<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017"/> |
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He started his [[Theology]] studies in [[Vila Real]], but in 1968 the course was transferred to the Major Seminary in [[Porto]], by decision of the bishop. He graduated at age 22, two years before the minimum age for [[Holy orders in the Catholic Church|ordination]]. Captivated by the spirit of the French [[worker-priest]] movement, and because of the then-prevalent idea that industrial-class workers had become largely disaffected with the Church, António Marto and two colleagues took up labour for a year in a [[metalworking]] factory producing parts for vehicle engines. This aided them in gaining valuable insights on the issues affecting [[working class]] masses and the world of [[trade union]]s.<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017"/> |
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===Priesthood and episcopacy=== |
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He earned a doctorate in [[theology]] from the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] in 1978.<ref name=pr20180520/> His doctoral thesis was titled "Esperança cristã e futuro do homem. Doutrina escatológica do Concílio Vaticano II" (Christian Hope and the Future of Man: The Eschatological Doctrine of the Second Vatican Council).<ref name=rr>{{cite news | accessdate = 21 May 2018 |language=pt | |
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Cardinal Marto was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on 7 November 1971,<ref name=pr20180520>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | language = it| url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/05/20/0374/00807.html | access-date = 20 May 2018 | date = 20 May 2018 |title = Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018 }}</ref> while he was studying for his doctorate in [[Theology]] from the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]].<ref name=pr20180520/> At this time, he studied under [[Pope Benedict XVI|Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger]].<ref name="ObservadorGomes2017"/> He concluded his doctoral thesis in 1978, titled ''Esperança Cristã e Futuro do Homem: Doutrina Escatológica do Concílio Vaticano II'' ("Christian Hope and the Future of Man: The Eschatological Doctrine of the Second Vatican Council").<ref name=rr>{{cite news | access-date = 21 May 2018 |language=pt | |
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url = https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/113730/quem-e-d-antonio-marto-o-novo-cardeal-portugues | date= 20 May 2018 | title = Quem é D. António Marto, o novo cardeal português? | trans-title= Who is D. António Marto, the new Portuguese cardinal? | work = Rádio Renascença }}</ref> |
url = https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/113730/quem-e-d-antonio-marto-o-novo-cardeal-portugues | date= 20 May 2018 | title = Quem é D. António Marto, o novo cardeal português? | trans-title= Who is D. António Marto, the new Portuguese cardinal? | work = Rádio Renascença }}</ref> |
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[[Pope John Paul II]] appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga|Braga]] on 10 November 2000, assigning him the titular see of [[Tamata]],<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2000/11/10/0665/02266.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | |
[[Pope John Paul II]] appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga|Braga]] on 10 November 2000, assigning him the titular see of [[Tamata]],<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2000/11/10/0665/02266.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 May 2018 | date= 10 November 2000| title= Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2000}}</ref> and he was consecrated a bishop on 11 February 2001.<ref name=pr20180520/> He chose as his episcopal motto "Servidores da vossa alegria" (Servants of your joy).<ref name=rr/> John Paul II later appointed him as the Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Viseu|Viseu]] on 22 April 2004.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2004/04/22/0196/00607.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 May 2018 | date= 2 April 2004| title= Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2004}}</ref> |
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[[Pope Benedict XVI]] named him Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Leiria-Fátima]] on 22 April 2006.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2006/04/22/0201/00579.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | |
[[Pope Benedict XVI]] named him Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima|Leiria-Fátima]] on 22 April 2006.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2006/04/22/0201/00579.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 May 2018 | date= 22 April 2006| title= Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2006}}</ref> In this capacity, he played host to two Popes in their visits to the [[Sanctuary of Fátima]]: [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] in 2010, and [[Pope Francis|Francis]] in 2017. From 2011 until 2014, Bishop Marto was delegate of the [[Portuguese Episcopal Conference]] to the [[Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union]].<ref>[https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2018.htm#Marto Cardinal Marto] in ''The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church''</ref> |
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===Cardinal=== |
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On 20 May 2018, [[Pope Francis]] announced he would make Marto a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] on 28 June.<ref>{{cite news | accessdate = 20 May 2018 | date= 20 May 2018| language = it| url = http://www.lastampa.it/2018/05/20/vaticaninsider/concistoro-a-giugno-ecco-i-nuovi-cardinali-di-francesco-H3E7fdAalZI0ZY1HlitjUJ/pagina.html |publisher= La Stampa | title= Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco |first= Andrea | last= Tornielli }}</ref> At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the titular church of [[Santa Maria sopra Minerva]].<ref>{{cite press release |accessdate = 28 May 2018 | date= 28 May 2018| language = it| url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/28/0495/01091.html |publisher= Holy See Press Office | title= Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018 }}</ref> |
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On 20 May 2018, [[Pentecost]], [[Pope Francis]] announced he would make Marto a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] on 28 June.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 20 May 2018 | date= 20 May 2018| language = it| url = http://www.lastampa.it/2018/05/20/vaticaninsider/concistoro-a-giugno-ecco-i-nuovi-cardinali-di-francesco-H3E7fdAalZI0ZY1HlitjUJ/pagina.html |publisher= La Stampa | title= Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco |first= Andrea | last= Tornielli }}</ref> Marto learned of this as he was vesting for Mass at [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima|Leiria Cathedral]]: he noticed an unusual missed call from the [[apostolic nunciature]] and, worried that anything serious (like the Pope having died) had happened, he opened a [[voicemail]] with unexpected congratulations from Nuncio [[Rino Passigato]] on his appointment. He conducted the ceremony, in which he administered the sacrament of [[Confirmation in the Catholic Church|Confirmation]] to 60 youths, without commenting on the appointment; as Mass ended members of the congregation came to congratulate him while he was taking photographs with the newly confirmed.<ref name="DN2018">{{cite news |date=2 September 2018 |title=D. António Marto: "Será que o Papa morreu?" |trans-title=D. António Marto: "Has the Pope died?" |url=https://www.dn.pt/edicao-do-dia/29-jul-2018/d-antonio-marto-a-igreja-esta-demasiado-bispocentrica-9647785.html |language=pt |work=[[Diário de Notícias]] |access-date=24 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the titular church of [[Santa Maria sopra Minerva]].<ref>{{cite press release |access-date = 28 May 2018 | date= 28 May 2018| language = it| url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/28/0495/01091.html |publisher= Holy See Press Office | title= Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018 }}</ref> |
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In 2020, during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Marto called the view that the pandemic was God's punishment "unchristian", and further said that such views could only be justified through "ignorance, [[Religious fanaticism|sectarian fanaticism]], or madness".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vidal |first1=José Manuel |title=Cardenal Antonio Marto: "En caso de emergencia, no tengo objeción alguna a la confesión por videoconferencia, pero la encuentro innecesaria" |trans-title=Cardinal Antonio Marto: "In case of emergency, I have no objection whatsoever to confession through videoconference, though I find it unnecessary" |language=es |url=https://www.religiondigital.org/mundo/Cardenal-Antonio-Marto-videoconferencia-innecesario-fatima-coronavirus-leiria-cardenal_0_2221277872.html |publisher=Religión Digital |access-date=23 May 2020 |date=14 April 2020}}</ref> On 25 March, Cardinal Marto renewed the consecration of Portugal and Spain to the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]] and the [[Immaculate Heart of Mary]], and added the names of twenty-four other countries ([[Albania]], [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Cuba]], [[Slovakia]], [[Guatemala]], [[Hungary]], [[India]], [[Mexico]], [[Moldova]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Poland]], [[Kenya]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Romania]], [[Tanzania]], [[East Timor]] and [[Zimbabwe]]) at the request of their respective episcopal conferences.<ref>{{cite web |title=At Fatima, 24 countries consecrated to Jesus and Mary amid the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/43987/at-fatima-24-countries-consecrated-to-jesus-and-mary-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic |publisher=Catholic News Agency |access-date=23 May 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref> |
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Marto criticised a petition by 500 Portuguese Catholics addressed to the [[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] to overturn the [[Episcopal Conference of Portugal|Portuguese Episcopal Conference]]'s decision to administer [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Communion]] in the hand during the pandemic. Having clarified that the signatories "are entitled to their opinion", he lamented that [[Traditionalist Catholicism|Traditionalist Catholics]] were "questioning the very faith of their bishops", and further remarked on the topic of Communion in the hand: "Jesus Himself said 'take and eat'. Take, not 'open thy mouth'. 'Take and eat; take and drink'. Christ's gesture is significant." "Sometimes mouths have so much filth in them.... Sometimes I see callused hands receiving the Sacred Host and I am moved. These are hands that show labour, sacrifice, dedication to their families, dedication unto others. Hands of saints, perchance, saintly hands. Why would we ever restrict [receiving Communion with due reverence] to the tongue?"<ref name="Observador2020">{{cite news |last=Gomes |first=João Francisco |date=29 May 2017 |title=Cardeal António Marto critica quem exige comunhão na boca apesar da pandemia. "Jesus disse 'tomai e comei'. Não disse 'abri a boca'" |trans-title=Cardinal António Marto criticises those demanding Communion in the tongue in spite of the pandemic: "Jesus said 'take and eat', not 'open thy mouth'" |url=https://observador.pt/2020/05/29/cardeal-antonio-marto-critica-quem-exige-comunhao-na-boca-apesar-da-pandemia-jesus-disse-tomai-e-comei-nao-disse-abri-a-boca/ |language=pt |work=[[Observador]] |access-date=1 June 2020 }}</ref> |
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Marto was hospitalized in November 2020 with a liver infection and submitted his resignation on 5 May 2021 citing the "limitations of his physical and mental resources".<ref>{{cite news | date = 28 January 2022 | url = https://agencia.ecclesia.pt/portal/leiria-fatima-d-antonio-marto-elogia-sucessor-e-destaca-alinhamento-com-o-papa-francisco/ | title =Leiria-Fátima: D. António Marto elogia sucessor e destaca alinhamento com o Papa | language = pt | access-date = 28 January 2022 | website = Agência Ecclesia }}</ref> Pope Francis accepted his resignation as bishop of Leiria-Fátima on 28 January 2022.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2022 | date = 28 January 2022 | language = it | title = Rinunce e nomine, 28.01.2022 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/01/28/0063/00132.html}}</ref> |
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==Views== |
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===Church role in the modern world=== |
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[[File:António Marto e Papa Francisco 07-09-2015.png|thumb|left|Bishop Marto and [[Pope Francis]] in 2015]] |
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Marto has been strongly aligned with the [[theology of Pope Francis]], and has referred to himself as a "steadfast" partner on the Pope's reforms of the Church and the [[Roman Curia]], to make them more "like Jesus, who approached the people, who went out on the streets; Pope Francis's pilgrim Church who goes out to meet everyone, no exception, without any discrimination."<ref>{{cite news |date=23 June 2018 |title=Igreja: D. António Marto quer ser «parceiro» do Papa Francisco |trans-title=Church: D. António Marto wants to be a «partner» of Pope Francis |url=https://agencia.ecclesia.pt/portal/igreja-d-antonio-marto-quer-ser-parceiro-do-papa-francisco/ |language=pt |work=Agência Ecclesia |access-date=24 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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He recognises that, with the end of [[Christendom]], faith has become much more personalised, instead of mere tradition; therefore "it cannot be reduced to mere doctrine, or a set of rites, or rules of good behaviour"; the Church "must pay regard to the youth, realising that they look for a spiritual dimension that is more profound than what was usually imparted before."<ref name="DN2018"/> Regarding more [[Traditionalist Catholicism|traditionalist]] currents within the Catholic Church, he has lamented the "bulimia of rites and the anorexia of the Word": "the craving, the voracious appetite for consuming rites, and the lack thereof for God's Word".<ref name="Observador2020"/> |
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He has called modern [[Information technology|information technologies]] one of the greatest challenges facing modern societies, and therefore the Church, because it's a "new culture that imposes a new way of living, a new language, and new kinds of relationships and of communication". The younger generations are "natives" to this new cultural phenomenon; therefore the Church "cannot close its eyes to the novelty of this new world: that's what Pope Francis has been doing."<ref name="DN2018"/> |
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===Asylum seekers=== |
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Marto has cited the [[European migrant crisis]] as an example of how societies have become more aggressive due to a culture based on populism that thrives on "fear and insecurity": "It is with sadness that I see a resurgence in [[Neo-nationalism|certain kinds of nationalism]] that divide a Europe that used to be open and showed solidarity. Let us hope that the younger generations may be capable of giving Europe a new face."<ref name="DN2018"/> |
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Commenting on the [[U.S.-Mexico border crisis]], he called the [[Trump administration family separation policy]] "immoral".<ref name="DN2018"/> |
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===Clergy sexual abuse scandal=== |
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On 25 August 2018, Archbishop [[Carlo Maria Viganò]], former [[Apostolic Nunciature to the United States|apostolic nuncio to the United States]], released an 11-page letter describing a series of warnings to the [[Holy See|Vatican]] regarding sexual misconduct by [[Theodore McCarrick]], accusing [[Pope Francis]] of failing to act on these reports and calling on him to resign.<ref name="CNA_2018.08.25">{{cite news |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/39227/ex-nuncio-accuses-pope-francis-of-failing-to-act-on-mccarricks-abuse-reports |title=Ex-nuncio accuses Pope Francis of failing to act on McCarrick's abuse reports |last=Pentin |first=Edward |date=August 25, 2018 |publisher=[[Catholic News Agency]] |access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref> Marto addressed this as "an ignoble organised attack" on Francis, meant to "call into question his credibility and to create division within the Church"; he urged the faithful to remember the message of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] on the importance of unity within the Church, and to commit to the "culture of care" of which the Pope spoke, to protect children and combat every form of abuse.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 September 2018 |title=Igreja: D. António Marto apela a «profunda comunhão» com o Papa perante «ataque ignóbil e organizado» |trans-title=Church: D. António Marto appeals to «profound communion» with the Pope in the face of an «ignoble organised attack» |url=https://agencia.ecclesia.pt/portal/igreja-d-antonio-marto-apela-a-profunda-comunhao-com-o-papa-perante-ataque-ignobil-e-organizado/ |language=pt |work=Agência Ecclesia |access-date=24 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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===Decriminalisation of euthanasia=== |
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As the [[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Portuguese Parliament]] tabled a vote on the decriminalisation of [[euthanasia]] in February 2020, Marto underlined his opposition, saying "no one could expect a servant of the Gospel to be against life."<ref name="RR2020">{{cite news |last=Miguel |first=Aura |date=12 February 2020 |title=D. António Marto: Debate da eutanásia no Parlamento sem debate na sociedade é "uma traição ao povo" |trans-title=D. António Marto: Parliament's euthanasia vote without society's input is "a betrayal of the public" |url=https://rr.sapo.pt/2020/02/14/religiao/d-antonio-marto-debate-da-eutanasia-no-parlamento-sem-debate-na-sociedade-e-uma-traicao-ao-povo/noticia/181669/ |language=pt |work=[[Rádio Renascença]] |access-date=24 May 2020 }}</ref> He affirmed that to the Church, human life was not subject to vote for its intrinsic value, however, as far as the legislative process was concerned, he was supportive of some sort of [[public consultation]], like a [[referendum]], so that the whole of society could be involved in the decision-making process: he cited other religious confessions that were opposed to it, as well as non-confessional organisations, such as the leadership of the [[Ordem dos Médicos|Order of Physicians]].<ref name="RR2020"/> |
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He has also spoken critically of terms like "[[Assisted suicide|physician-assisted death]]" or "[[dignified death]]", which he regards as euphemisms used by certain proponents to muddle the concept of euthanasia for ideological gain.<ref name="RR2020"/> |
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==Honours== |
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*[[File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg|80px]] [[Grand Cross]] of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Order of Christ]], [[Portugal]] (11 May 2010)<ref name="OrdHonPor">{{cite web|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153&list=1|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[File:PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Prince Henry]], [[Portugal]] (18 June 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |title=DESTAQUES - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas |url=https://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=172&idi=7728 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.ordens.presidencia.pt}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:51, 31 December 2024
António Marto | |
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Cardinal Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Leiria-Fátima |
Appointed | 22 April 2006 |
Installed | 25 June 2006 |
Term ended | 28 January 2022 |
Predecessor | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva |
Successor | José Ornelas Carvalho |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (2018-) |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 7 November 1971 |
Consecration | 11 February 2001 by Joaquim Gonçalves |
Created cardinal | 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | António Augusto dos Santos Marto 5 May 1947 |
Parents | Serafim Augusto Marto Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Adiutores Gaudii Vestri (Workers for Your Joy) (2Cor 1:24)[1] |
Styles of António Marto | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
António Augusto dos Santos Marto GCC GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈmaɾtu]; born 5 May 1947) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima from 2006 to 2022. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal on 28 June 2018.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]António Marto was born on 5 May 1947 in Tronco, a small village of roughly 500 population, in Chaves, rural Portugal. His family was traditionally Catholic, and of humble background. His father, Serafim Augusto Marto, was a Fiscal Guard and his mother, Maria da Purificação Correia dos Santos, a schoolteacher.[2] António was the youngest of four siblings, two of which died before he was born at age 4 and age 6, respectively; the latter was crushed in a brutal accident when the axle of an ox cart broke on the way back from the grape harvest. The surviving sister married and had offspring.[2] António was the product of an unintended but ultimately welcomed pregnancy.[2]
Despite coincidentally sharing his surname with the shepherd children of Fátima, Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, they have no familial relation; Marto's father came originally from the village of Santulhão, in Vimioso, instead.[3]
António Marto was very fond of the local parish priest, who he used to engage in conversation, and who left him with a lasting impression on how he was held in high esteem by the whole community. At age 10, following his primary school education, António unexpectedly expressed his desire to become a priest; he initially met some resistance from his father, who even though was devoutly Catholic, had envisioned a career in military for him and was planning to send him to the Institute of the Pupils of the Army. Joining seminary, he was a keen student (with some shortcomings in mathematics) and was also very keen on past-times such as sports (namely volleyball, basketball, handball, and field hockey) and theatre (where he was, ironically, found best suited to play the devil in popular morality plays).[2]
He started his Theology studies in Vila Real, but in 1968 the course was transferred to the Major Seminary in Porto, by decision of the bishop. He graduated at age 22, two years before the minimum age for ordination. Captivated by the spirit of the French worker-priest movement, and because of the then-prevalent idea that industrial-class workers had become largely disaffected with the Church, António Marto and two colleagues took up labour for a year in a metalworking factory producing parts for vehicle engines. This aided them in gaining valuable insights on the issues affecting working class masses and the world of trade unions.[2]
Priesthood and episcopacy
[edit]Cardinal Marto was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on 7 November 1971,[4] while he was studying for his doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[4] At this time, he studied under Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.[2] He concluded his doctoral thesis in 1978, titled Esperança Cristã e Futuro do Homem: Doutrina Escatológica do Concílio Vaticano II ("Christian Hope and the Future of Man: The Eschatological Doctrine of the Second Vatican Council").[5]
Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Braga on 10 November 2000, assigning him the titular see of Tamata,[6] and he was consecrated a bishop on 11 February 2001.[4] He chose as his episcopal motto "Servidores da vossa alegria" (Servants of your joy).[5] John Paul II later appointed him as the Bishop of Viseu on 22 April 2004.[7]
Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Leiria-Fátima on 22 April 2006.[8] In this capacity, he played host to two Popes in their visits to the Sanctuary of Fátima: Benedict XVI in 2010, and Francis in 2017. From 2011 until 2014, Bishop Marto was delegate of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference to the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union.[9]
Cardinal
[edit]On 20 May 2018, Pentecost, Pope Francis announced he would make Marto a cardinal on 28 June.[10] Marto learned of this as he was vesting for Mass at Leiria Cathedral: he noticed an unusual missed call from the apostolic nunciature and, worried that anything serious (like the Pope having died) had happened, he opened a voicemail with unexpected congratulations from Nuncio Rino Passigato on his appointment. He conducted the ceremony, in which he administered the sacrament of Confirmation to 60 youths, without commenting on the appointment; as Mass ended members of the congregation came to congratulate him while he was taking photographs with the newly confirmed.[11]
At the 28 June consistory, he was assigned the titular church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[12]
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marto called the view that the pandemic was God's punishment "unchristian", and further said that such views could only be justified through "ignorance, sectarian fanaticism, or madness".[13] On 25 March, Cardinal Marto renewed the consecration of Portugal and Spain to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and added the names of twenty-four other countries (Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Slovakia, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Romania, Tanzania, East Timor and Zimbabwe) at the request of their respective episcopal conferences.[14]
Marto criticised a petition by 500 Portuguese Catholics addressed to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to overturn the Portuguese Episcopal Conference's decision to administer Communion in the hand during the pandemic. Having clarified that the signatories "are entitled to their opinion", he lamented that Traditionalist Catholics were "questioning the very faith of their bishops", and further remarked on the topic of Communion in the hand: "Jesus Himself said 'take and eat'. Take, not 'open thy mouth'. 'Take and eat; take and drink'. Christ's gesture is significant." "Sometimes mouths have so much filth in them.... Sometimes I see callused hands receiving the Sacred Host and I am moved. These are hands that show labour, sacrifice, dedication to their families, dedication unto others. Hands of saints, perchance, saintly hands. Why would we ever restrict [receiving Communion with due reverence] to the tongue?"[15]
Marto was hospitalized in November 2020 with a liver infection and submitted his resignation on 5 May 2021 citing the "limitations of his physical and mental resources".[16] Pope Francis accepted his resignation as bishop of Leiria-Fátima on 28 January 2022.[17]
Views
[edit]Church role in the modern world
[edit]Marto has been strongly aligned with the theology of Pope Francis, and has referred to himself as a "steadfast" partner on the Pope's reforms of the Church and the Roman Curia, to make them more "like Jesus, who approached the people, who went out on the streets; Pope Francis's pilgrim Church who goes out to meet everyone, no exception, without any discrimination."[18]
He recognises that, with the end of Christendom, faith has become much more personalised, instead of mere tradition; therefore "it cannot be reduced to mere doctrine, or a set of rites, or rules of good behaviour"; the Church "must pay regard to the youth, realising that they look for a spiritual dimension that is more profound than what was usually imparted before."[11] Regarding more traditionalist currents within the Catholic Church, he has lamented the "bulimia of rites and the anorexia of the Word": "the craving, the voracious appetite for consuming rites, and the lack thereof for God's Word".[15]
He has called modern information technologies one of the greatest challenges facing modern societies, and therefore the Church, because it's a "new culture that imposes a new way of living, a new language, and new kinds of relationships and of communication". The younger generations are "natives" to this new cultural phenomenon; therefore the Church "cannot close its eyes to the novelty of this new world: that's what Pope Francis has been doing."[11]
Asylum seekers
[edit]Marto has cited the European migrant crisis as an example of how societies have become more aggressive due to a culture based on populism that thrives on "fear and insecurity": "It is with sadness that I see a resurgence in certain kinds of nationalism that divide a Europe that used to be open and showed solidarity. Let us hope that the younger generations may be capable of giving Europe a new face."[11]
Commenting on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, he called the Trump administration family separation policy "immoral".[11]
Clergy sexual abuse scandal
[edit]On 25 August 2018, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former apostolic nuncio to the United States, released an 11-page letter describing a series of warnings to the Vatican regarding sexual misconduct by Theodore McCarrick, accusing Pope Francis of failing to act on these reports and calling on him to resign.[19] Marto addressed this as "an ignoble organised attack" on Francis, meant to "call into question his credibility and to create division within the Church"; he urged the faithful to remember the message of Our Lady of Fátima on the importance of unity within the Church, and to commit to the "culture of care" of which the Pope spoke, to protect children and combat every form of abuse.[20]
Decriminalisation of euthanasia
[edit]As the Portuguese Parliament tabled a vote on the decriminalisation of euthanasia in February 2020, Marto underlined his opposition, saying "no one could expect a servant of the Gospel to be against life."[21] He affirmed that to the Church, human life was not subject to vote for its intrinsic value, however, as far as the legislative process was concerned, he was supportive of some sort of public consultation, like a referendum, so that the whole of society could be involved in the decision-making process: he cited other religious confessions that were opposed to it, as well as non-confessional organisations, such as the leadership of the Order of Physicians.[21]
He has also spoken critically of terms like "physician-assisted death" or "dignified death", which he regards as euphemisms used by certain proponents to muddle the concept of euthanasia for ideological gain.[21]
Honours
[edit]- Grand Cross of the Order of Christ, Portugal (11 May 2010)[22]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (18 June 2012)[23]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bible Gateway passage: II Corinthios 1:23 - Biblia Sacra Vulgata". biblegateway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Gomes, João Francisco (7 May 2017). "D. António Marto: "Representava melhor o diabo do que o anjo, ironia do destino"" [D. António Marto: "I played the part better as the Devil than as the Angel, as fate would have it"]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ ""Nunca me passou pela cabeça ser bispo, muito menos de Fátima"" ["It never crossed my mind becoming a bishop, let alone of Fátima"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Quem é D. António Marto, o novo cardeal português?" [Who is D. António Marto, the new Portuguese cardinal?]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 November 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Cardinal Marto in The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- ^ Tornielli, Andrea (20 May 2018). "Concistoro a giugno, ecco i nuovi cardinali di Francesco" (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "D. António Marto: "Será que o Papa morreu?"" [D. António Marto: "Has the Pope died?"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Vidal, José Manuel (14 April 2020). "Cardenal Antonio Marto: "En caso de emergencia, no tengo objeción alguna a la confesión por videoconferencia, pero la encuentro innecesaria"" [Cardinal Antonio Marto: "In case of emergency, I have no objection whatsoever to confession through videoconference, though I find it unnecessary"] (in Spanish). Religión Digital. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "At Fatima, 24 countries consecrated to Jesus and Mary amid the coronavirus pandemic". Catholic News Agency. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b Gomes, João Francisco (29 May 2017). "Cardeal António Marto critica quem exige comunhão na boca apesar da pandemia. "Jesus disse 'tomai e comei'. Não disse 'abri a boca'"" [Cardinal António Marto criticises those demanding Communion in the tongue in spite of the pandemic: "Jesus said 'take and eat', not 'open thy mouth'"]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Leiria-Fátima: D. António Marto elogia sucessor e destaca alinhamento com o Papa". Agência Ecclesia (in Portuguese). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28.01.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Igreja: D. António Marto quer ser «parceiro» do Papa Francisco" [Church: D. António Marto wants to be a «partner» of Pope Francis]. Agência Ecclesia (in Portuguese). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Pentin, Edward (August 25, 2018). "Ex-nuncio accuses Pope Francis of failing to act on McCarrick's abuse reports". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "Igreja: D. António Marto apela a «profunda comunhão» com o Papa perante «ataque ignóbil e organizado»" [Church: D. António Marto appeals to «profound communion» with the Pope in the face of an «ignoble organised attack»]. Agência Ecclesia (in Portuguese). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Miguel, Aura (12 February 2020). "D. António Marto: Debate da eutanásia no Parlamento sem debate na sociedade é "uma traição ao povo"" [D. António Marto: Parliament's euthanasia vote without society's input is "a betrayal of the public"]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "DESTAQUES - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". www.ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
External links
[edit]- "Marto dos Santos Card. António Augusto". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.