- Wilfrid Napier
Wilfrid Fox Napier, OFM (born 1941) is a
South Africa n prelate, a cardinal of theRoman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Durban,South Africa .infobox cardinalstyles
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Napier was born on March 8, 1941 in
Swartberg ,South Africa and ordained a priest in 1970. He first became abishop in 1980 when he was appointed bishop ofKokstad . In 1992, he succeededDenis Hurley asarchbishop ofDurban , a position he still holds. He chose as his episcopal motto the franciscan phrase "pax et bonum" which translated means "Peace and goodwill".Cardinal Napier is a member of the Episcopal Board of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy. Napier was proclaimed a
Cardinal Priest of the Church in 2001 and was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selectedPope Benedict XVI , formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.In January, 2005, Cardinal Napier made controversial statements arguing that government programmes to distribute
condom s were ineffectual in stemming the spread ofHIV . Instead, he proposed programmes based around abstinence. [ [http://www.medilinkz.org/news/news2.asp?NewsID=9386 S. Africa Health Minister To Discuss AIDS Programs With Religious Leaders, Including Bishops Opposed to Condom Use:Health and Medicine News - Medilinks Africa ] ]References
External links
* [http://iafrica.com/news/sa/984386.htm An article] discussing Cardinal Napier's sentiments about the Papal conclave, before the fact
* [http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=178 Wilfrid Napier bio]
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