Pope appoints new counsellor to
Vatican Apostolic Penitentiary
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Pope Francis has appointed Fr Giuseppe Tonello as counsellor
to the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican Dicastery that issued the recent
decree granting plenary indulgences to the faithful affected by Covid-19.
By Vatican News
Fr Giuseppe Tonello is the latest to be appointed counsellor
to the Apostolic Penitentiary. He is an Italian priest who is a Member of the
Disciplinary Commission of the Rome Vicariate. He earned his law degree at
Rome’s Pontifical Holy Cross University.
Vatican Dicasteries regularly include a certain number of
counsellors, or advisors, who are experts in their specific fields.
Tribunal of mercy
The Apostolic Penitentiary is one of the tribunals of the
Roman Curia, and is responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins.
Also called the “Tribunal of mercy”, its field of jurisdiction includes the
lifting of excommunications, the dispensation of sacramental impediments, and the
issuance and governance of indulgences.
Plenary indulgence
In this regard, the Apostolic Penitentiary issued a decree on
20 March granting plenary indulgences to the faithful suffering from the
Covid-19 virus, “as well as to healthcare workers, family members and all those
who in any capacity, including through prayer, care for them.”
The decree came in response to pastoral, spiritual and
sacramental concerns for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which has
raised “new uncertainties and above all widespread physical and moral
suffering”, said the document.
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