At 86 years old, Cardinal Carlos Amigo remains an authority on popular religiosity in Spain. He is often characterized by his charm, firm resolve, and closeness with the people. <\/p>\n
He fondly recalls how his last name, which means \u201cfriend\u201d in Spanish, was always a point of conversation in the College of Cardinals. <\/p>\n
CARD. CARLOS AMIGO<\/strong> Amigo was the provincial of the Franciscan Province of Santiago, and a member of both the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and the Pontifical Council for Health. In addition, he was a delegate of the Holy See at the Islamic-Christian Seminar on dialogue, and he participated in the 2005 and 2013 papal conclaves. <\/p>\n As a Franciscan, Amigo has been able to closely observe various forms of popular devotion.<\/p>\n CARD. CARLOS AMIGO<\/strong> The former Archbishop of Seville says he \u201ccontracted\u201d his sense of vocation while studying medicine in college, when he saw a group of Franciscan friars and was struck by how differently they saw the world.<\/p>\n CARD. CARLOS AMIGO<\/strong> Throughout his life, Amigo has relied on the guiding light of faith to lead him forward. That\u2019s why in times of hardship he invites people to \u201clook upwards, beyond that which is before our eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n -How would you like to be remembered? <\/em><\/p>\n CARD. CARLOS AMIGO<\/strong> He says he hopes to be one who sees \u201cGod at work everywhere, and His presence in everything.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Daniel D\u00edaz Vizzi<\/p>\n TR: Justin McLellan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 10, 2021. \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible thing to die of thirst, but it is an even worse thing when there is water nearby. We can't be left dying for faith,\u201d says the Cardinal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13409,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9JSvb5CoFtg","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bintervcardamigoeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bintervcardamigoint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nArchbishop Emeritus of Seville
\n\u201cThere was one cardinal, Cardinal Taranc\u00f3n, who always called me 'friend Amigo.' He would always say, I\u2019ll ask friend Amigo, or, let me call over friend Amigo. There are many instances of my last name being confused with my first name and similar stories of that nature.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nArchbishop Emeritus of Seville
\n\u201cWhat is the Church missing? It has everything it needs. It\u2019s right in front of us. It\u2019s a terrible thing to die of thirst, but it\u2019s even worse to die of thirst having water nearby. We cannot let ourselves be dying for faith. The wells are full of water and waiting for us to drink from them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nArchbishop Emeritus of Seville
\n\u201cThe friars enjoyed even the smallest things. They saw everything with a positive outlook, they took a personal interest in others, they listened intently when people spoke, and they possessed a captivating joy and personal sense of peace. I told myself: \u201cI want to be like these people.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\nArchbishop Emeritus of Sevilla
\n\u201cAs a Franciscan who tried to serve God and his brothers and sisters.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n