Beginning the Extraordinary Consistory, Leo XIV urged his cardinals to be honest and frank with him, whilst also highlighting the need for unity born out of obedience to Christ.
The second part of January’s consistory was how this two-day meeting was originally billed, but in recent weeks it has taken on a nature of its own, thanks to the publication of Magnifica Humanitas and the attention given to the 2028 Synodal Assembly.
Removed from the schedule was any discussion of the Just War Doctrine – which Leo wrote in his encyclical was out of date – along with discussion of the liturgy. The absence of this latter point appears to be directly due to the imminent episcopal consecrations planned by the SSPX for July 1, according to reliably sourced Vaticanist Nico Spuntoni.
