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Jānis Pujats (born 14 November 1930) is the archbishop emeritus of Riga, Latvia, and a Cardinal. Pujats was born in Nautrēni parish in Latgale. He attended the Theological Seminary in Riga until it was closed by the Soviet Union in 1951. Two months later, he was ordained in a secret ceremony by Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs. During the episcopate of Pope Paul VI, he implemented the Pope's liturgical reform and published the first missal in Latvian. Jānis Pujats was made Archbishop of Riga in 1991. On 21 February 1998 he was made a Cardinal ''in pectore'' by Pope John Paul II; his cardinalate was made public at the consistory of 21 February 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Vatican Press Office )〕 He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. He speaks Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, German and Latin in addition to his native Latvian.〔(Holy See Press Office. Biographical notes )〕 He is noted for being the only member of the Synod of Bishops to speak exclusively Latin when at the microphone at both the 2001 and 2005 meetings.〔(''Cardinals call on Pope to save Latin from last rites'' ), The Times, 24 October 2005〕 His resignation was accepted for reasons of age on 19 June 2010, when Pope Benedict appointed Zbigņevs Stankevičs as the new archbishop of Riga.〔(''RINUNCIA DELL’ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI RIGA (LETTONIA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE'' ), Vatican Information Service, 19 June 2010〕 ==Condemnation of homosexuality== In a May 2007 open letter protesting a gay pride march scheduled for 3 June 2007 as part of the Riga Pride and Friendship Days, Pujāts referred to homosexuality as "absolute depravity in sexual behavior" and an "unnatural form of prostitution".〔(''Interfax: Homosexuality 'unnatural form of prostitution', Latvian Catholic leader says'' ), Interfax/Catholic Online, 10 May 2007〕 He told the faithful to 'be prepared to go out into the streets"〔(''Gay pride parade to attract international audience'' ), The Baltic Times, 23 May 2007〕 to protest the events, "not to create disorder, but to offer a disciplined position in support of the government, because on this very important issue of morals, the government is on the side of Christians."〔(''Cardinal: homosexuality a form of prostitution'' ), Pink News, 9 May 2007〕 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「Jānis Pujats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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