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Ernesto Ruffini (19 January 1888 – 11 June 1967) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1945 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. ==Biography== Ruffini was born in San Benedetto Po in the Province of Mantua, and studied at the diocesan seminary of Mantua, the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Northern Italy (obtaining his licentiate in theology), and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) (licentiate in philosophy) and Pontifical Biblical Institute (diploma to teach Biblical Science) in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 July 1910, and finished his studies in 1912. Ruffini taught at the Major Roman Seminary (1913–1930), and then the Pontifical Urbaniana University (1917–1929). Raised to the rank of Monsignor in 1925, he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities on 28 October 1928. Ruffini was made a Protonotary Apostolic on 15 June 1931. In 1930, Ruffini was made Prefect of Studies at the Pontifical Lateran University, of which he was named rector ''magnifico'' in the following year. Noted for his interest in science, Ruffini founded the Medical Biological Union of St. Luke, examining the relationships between Catholicism and science, in 1944. On 11 October 1945, he was named Archbishop of Palermo by Pope Pius XII. Ruffini received his episcopal consecration on the following 8 December from Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo, with Archbishop Francesco Duca and Bishop Domenico Menna serving as co-consecrators. Ruffini was created Cardinal-Priest of ''S. Sabina'' by Pius XII in the consistory of 18 February 1946. He was the first cardinal-designate to place his wardrobe order to the Gamarelli episcopal tailors, which he did the same morning as the announcement of his elevation to the Sacred College.〔''TIME ''Magazine. (The Roads to Rome ) January 7, 1946〕 He later participated in the 1958 papal conclave, which selected Pope John XXIII. Cardinal Ruffini was also among the ''papabili'' at that conclave.〔''TIME ''Magazine. (Papal Possibilities ) October 29, 1958〕 During his tenure as Palermo's archbishop, he supported Francisco Franco,〔''TIME ''Magazine. (Milestones ) June 23, 1967〕 but protested against Communism〔''TIME ''Magazine. (The Third Choice ) June 22, 1959〕 and anti-Mafia activist Danilo Dolci. He also demanded that the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano cease murdering within Palermo,〔 and was cautious to be tricked into implying that the Mafia was the main problem of Sicily. To a journalist's question of "What is the Mafia?" he responded: "So far as I know, it could be a brand of detergent."〔(Memory of anti-Mafia priest pervades summit ), National Catholic Reporter, September 13, 2002〕 A stern opponent of reform,〔''TIME ''Magazine. (The Council's Prospects ) September 14, 1962〕 he attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), and sat on its Board of Presidency. Ruffini was also part of the conservative-minded study group Coetus Internationalis Patrum at the council. He was forced to intervene in a heated discussion between Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Augustin Bea in the course of the last preparatory session of the Council. During the discussion on the Council's proposed declaration against anti-Semitism, Cardinal Ruffini accused the document of being overly kind to the Jews, whom he saw as hostile to Christianity.〔''TIME ''Magazine. (A Test of Good Will ) October 9, 1964〕 He also disapproved of ''Gaudium et spes'',〔''TIME ''Magazine. (The Bravest Schema ) October 30, 1964〕 ''Sacrosanctum Concilium'', and ''Dignitatis humanae''.〔 Cardinal Ruffini was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave, which selected Pope Paul VI. He died from a heart attack in Palermo, at age 79.〔 Ruffini is buried in the shrine of ''Madonna dei Rimedi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernesto Ruffini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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