At the next consistory December 8, Pope Francis will create 20 new cardinals instead of the previously announced 21. The Vatican has announced that the pope had accepted Franciscan Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor’s request not to be made a cardinal. On October 6, Pope Francis had announced the creation of 21 new cardinals.

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However, Indonesian media have also mentioned that there were concerns about his management as bishop, particularly regarding a case involving a fake monk who was convicted in 2022 of sexual abuse against young boys at an orphanage in the Diocese of Bogor.

Pope Francis accepts Franciscan Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur's request not to be made a cardinal at the December 8 consistory.

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Although such cases are extremely rare, it is not the first time that a bishop has declined the cardinal's red biretta after being named by the pope. On June 16, 2022, retired Belgian Bishop Lucas Van Looy, who led the Diocese of Ghent from 2004 to 2019, requested Pope Francis to “excuse” him from accepting his appointment as a cardinal. This decision followed “criticisms” that had resurfaced regarding his handling of abuse cases during his time as head of his diocese. The pope granted his request. However, unlike Bishop Syukur, Bishop Van Looy was 80 at the time and therefore not eligible to vote in a conclave. Had the Bishop Syukur not declined the appointment, he would have been able to participate in the election of the next pope.

Why did the Bishop of Bogor, in the western part of the island of Java, decline this honor? According to the Holy See Press Office, Bishop Syukur officially explained his decision as stemming from “his wish to grow further in priestly life, in the service of the Church and the people of God.”

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Paskalis Bruno Syukur, 62, was born in Ranggu, on Flores, Indonesia’s Catholic-majority island. A Franciscan, he was ordained a priest in 1991. In 2001, he became the provincial superior of the Indonesian province, before being appointed in 2009 as the superior for the Asia-Oceania region within his order. In November 2013, Pope Francis named him Bishop of Bogor. As the general secretary of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference, he played a key role in preparing for Pope Francis' September 3-6 visit to his country. Catholics are a small minority in Indonesia, and Bishop Syukur was set to become the third Indonesian cardinal.