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Social Science and Natural Science Disciplines of Catholic

Cardinals

Analysis of the educational background of those engaged in the selection

of the new Pope

Checklist of Catholic cardinals with disciplines

Cardinal Country Age "Social science"

disciplines

"Natural science"

disciplines

Cleemis, Baselios India 53 theology

Tagle, Luis Antonio Philippines 55 theology

Woelki, Rainer Germany 56 theology, philosophy

Eijk, Willem Jacobus Netherlands 59 medical ethics medicine

Marx, Reinhard Germany 59 theology

Erd, Pter Hungary 60 theology, canon lawBarbarin, Philippe France 62 (theology)

Koch, Kurt Switzerland 62 theology

Bozani, Josip Croatia 63 theology

DiNardo, Daniel United States 63 theology, philosophy

Dolan, Timothy Michael United States 63 (theology), philosopjhy

Harvey, James Michael United States 63 canon law

Nycz, Kazimierz Poland 63 theology

Robles Ortega, Francisco Mexico 63 theology, philsoopjy

Scherer, Odilo Pedro Brazil 63 theology

Burke, Raymond Leo United States 64 (theology, philosophy)

Turkson, Peter KodwoAppiah

Ghana 64 theology

Betori, Giuseppe Italy 65 theology

Braz de Aviz, Joo Brazil 65 pilosophy, theology

Ranjith PatabendigeDon, Albert Malcolm

Sri Lanka 65 pilosophy, theology

Collins, Thomas Canada 66 theology

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Zubeir Wako, Gabriel Sudan 71 (theology)

al-Rahi, Bechara Boutros Lebanon 72 (theology)

Vallini, Agostino Italy 72 theology, canon law,civil law

Wuerl, Donald William United States 72 theology, philosopjhy

Brady, Sen IrelandNorthern Ireland

73 sacred theology

Dziwisz, Stanisaw Poland 73 philosophy, theologyGrocholewski, Zenon Poland 73 (theology), (canon law)

Monsengwo Pasinya,Laurent

Democratic Republicof the Congo

73 philosophy,bib lical studies

O'Brien, Edwin Frederick United States 73 (theology)

Tong Hon, John Hong Kong 73 philosophy

Toppo, Telesphore India 73 (theology)

Amato, Angelo, SDB Italy 74 philosophy, theology

Caffarra, Carlo Italy 74 moral theology,medical ethics

Coccopalmerio,Francesco

Italy 74 theology, canon law

Monteiro de Castro,Manuel

Portugal 74 philosophy, theology

O'Brien, Keith MichaelPatrick

Scotland 74 theology, education chemistry, science,mathematics

Martnez Sistach, Llus Spain 75 canon law, civil law

Nicora, Attilio Italy 75 canon law, theology

Romeo, Paolo Italy 75 canon law, theology

Vegli, Antonio Maria Italy 75 (theology), diplomacyAntonelli, Ennio Italy 76 sacred theology

Bakis, Audrys Juozas Lithuania 76 philosophy, canon law

Bergoglio, Jorge Mario Argentina 76 philosophy, psychology,theology

[see addendum]

Damasceno Assis,Raymundo

Brazil 76 (theology) philosophy of science

Dias, Ivan India 76 (theology), canon law

George, Francis Eugene United States 76 theology

Lehmann, Karl Germany 76 philosophy, theologyLpez Rodrguez,

Nicolas de JessDominican Republic 76 social science

Mahony, Roger Michael United States 76 social work

Okogie, AnthonyOlubumni

Nigeria 76 sacred theology

Ortega y Alamino, JaimeLucas

Cuba 76 (theology)

Policarpo, Jos Portugal 76 theology

Rouco Varela, Antonio Spain 76 theology, canon law,
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Mara ecclesiastical law

Sarr, Thodore-Adrien Senegal 76 philosophy, theology

Terrazas Sandoval, Julio Bolivia 76 social ministry

Turcotte, Jean-Claude Canada 76 social ministry

Abril y Castell, Santos Spain 77 social sciences,canon law

Cordero Lanza di

Montezemolo, Andrea

Italy 77 theology, philosophy,

canon law

architecture

De Paolis, Velasio Italy 77 canon law

Naguib, Antonios Egypt 77 theology

Rigali, Justin Francis United States 77 philosophy, theology

Amigo Vallejo, Carlos,OFM

Spain 78 philosophy, psychology

Bertone, Tarcisio Italy 78 moral theology,canon law

Cordes, Paul Josef Germany 78 philosophy (medicine)

Hummes, Cludio Brazil 78 theology

Lajolo, Giovanni Italy 78 philosophjy, theology,canon law

Monterisi, Francesco Italy 78 diplomacy, theology,canon law

Phm Minh Mn, Jean-Baptiste

Viet Nam 78 (theology)

Rode, Franc Slovenia 78 theology,missionology

Sardi, Paolo Italy 78 theology, canon law,jurisprudence

Tettamanzi, Dionigi Italy 78 theology

Agnelo, Geraldo Majella Brazil 79 liturgy,sacramental theology

Danneels, Godfried Belgium 79 philosophy, theology,liturgy

Errzuriz Ossa, FranciscoJavier

Chile 79 philosophy, theology mathematics

Farina, Raffaele Italy 79 theology

Kasper, Walter Germany 79 dogmatic theology

Meisner, Joachim Germany 79 theologyPoletto, Severino Italy 79 moral theology

Re, Giovanni Battista Italy 79 (theology)

Sandoval Iiguez, Juan Mexico 79 (theology)

Vela Chiriboga, RalEduardo

Ecuador 79 (theology)

Arinze, Francis Nigeria 80 philosophy,sacred theology

Egan, Edward Michael United States 80 phi losophy,sacred theology
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Lozano Barragn, Javier Mexico 80 theology

Martino, Renato Raffaele taly 80 canon law

Rosales, Gaudencio Philippines 80 (theology) (medicine)

Rubiano Senz, Pedro Colombia 80 (theology)

Scheid, Eusbio Oscar B razil 80 sacred theology, liturgy dogmatictheology

Schwery, Henri Switzerland 80 theology, philosophy mathematics,

theoretical physics,Stafford, James Francis United States 80 sacred theology medicine

Vlk, Miloslav Czech Republic 80 theology archival science

Addendum (following election of Pope Francis in March 2013): Wikipediareported that hegraduated from the technical secondary school Escuelas Tcnicas N 27, Hiplito Yrigoyenwith the qualification of chemical technician. According to some sources (not including theVatican, according to Wikipedia), he earned a master's degree in chemistryfrom the

University of Buenos Aires. This information was also echoed by Hank Campbell (Francis:Pope, Chemist, Science 2.0, 13 March 2013).

Commentary

Curiously a significant number of cardinals are the product of many-children families. Suchconsiderations reinforce arguments regarding the lack of ability of the Catholic Church toassess the numerical evidence regarding the ever-increasing world population and the ever-diminishing availability of resources: land, food, energy, etc. (Begetting: challenges andresponsibilities of overpopulation, 2007). Put bluntly, it would appear that there is an

institutionalized inability to count (Institutionalized Shunning of Overpopulation: challengeincommunicability of fundamentally inconvenient truth, 2008).

With regard to the other natural sciences, the evident lack of formal training is however relevantto the separate argument regarding the value of new insights from chemistry and physicsinto relationships(Bonding with an "other" articulated through the language of molecularbonding, 2012), especially regarding the nature of that bond (Subtler insights into the"chemistry" of the marriage bond, 2012Ionic marriage versus Covalent marriage?, 2012).

It is curious to note, in the Wikipediaprofiles of the cardinal,s that a degree of emphasis is given

to the number of natural languages spoken by each. Clearly this capacity is consideredsignificant to the roles cardinals are expected to perform and their capacity to communicateacross cultures. However, disciplines may also be considered as languages. It is striking howfew disciplines are represented in what amounts to a table of cognitive competence of thosefrom whom guidance in world governance is expected. With theology as a traditional branch of

philosophy, it might be stated that in disciplinary terms the College of Cardinals constitutes anessentially monolingual or unilingual culture.

The difficulty in assessing the competence of the cardinals in any discipline suggests that littlevalue is attached to their capacity to function in the interdisciplinary environmentpresumably
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necessary to any adequate response to current and future global crises. Any claim that theologyis essentially integrative, through being "transdisciplinary" (and primarily focused on the"transcendent"), would then merit careful examination. This apparent lack of capacity isappropriately echoed by the unfruitful outcomes of the various interfaith initiativesundertaken

by the Catholic Church -- and the consequence for faith-based conflicts thereby exacerbatedaround the world.

As separately argued, the fundamental insights of the natural sciences into relationships andorder of every form suggest that many theological preoccupations could be fruitfully informedby those languages through the neglected discipline of mathematical theology(MathematicalTheology: future science of confidence in belief, 2011). This might fruitfully enableinterdisciplinary, intercultural and interfaith initiatives for the future.

There are surprisingly unexplored correspondences between mathematics and theology, assuggested by the language used in their framing of their most fundamental insights regardinghigher degrees of order: transfinite, transcendental, infinite, aleph, and the like (Theories of Correspondences -- and potential equivalences between them in correlative thinking, 2007).

The issue is how, through their complementarity, collective insight can be used to elicit moreintegrative approaches, of requisite credibility, to the strategic challenges of governance in thisperiod. Absent, as yet, is a fruitful mapping of the array of disciplines and their relationship tothe array of mathematical insights.

It is however very improbable that appreciation of the perspectives of a wider variety ofdisciplines will be considered of any relevance in the Papal Conclave (Cardinals seek identikit

for new pope,Reuters, 17 February 2013)

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