Robert Sarah
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His Eminence Robert Sarah |
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| Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | |
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Sarah in 2015
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| Appointed | 23 November 2014 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Cañizares Llovera |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of |
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| Ordination | 20 July 1969 by Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo |
| Consecration | 8 December 1979 by Giovanni Benelli |
| Created Cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
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| Born |
15 June 1945 Ourous, Guinea |
| Nationality | Guinea |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Motto |
Sufficit tibi gratia mea "My grace is sufficient for thee" |
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Styles of Robert Sarah |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Robert Sarah (born 15 June 1945) is a Guinean Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church. A Cardinal since November 2010, he was appointed as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Francis on 23 November 2014. He previously served as secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.
In 2016, Sarah called for priests to face the altar ad orientem (in the same direction as the congregation) while celebrating Mass, despite the fact that versus populum (facing the congregation) had become the prevailing practice following recommended changes to the liturgy made by the Second Vatican Council. The move was seen by some media commentators as a direct challenge to Pope Francis.
An opponent of same-sex marriage, he has denounced the "Western homosexual and abortion ideologies", personally suggesting that both are of "demonic origin" and comparing them to Nazism and Islamic terrorism. He has also been outspoken on the persecution of Christians under radical Islam.
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