Giuseppe Casale
Giuseppe Casale (28 September 1923 – 18 May 2023) was an Italian historian and prelate of the Catholic Church.
His Excellency Giuseppe Casale | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino | |
| See | Foggia-Bovino |
| Appointed | 7 May 1988 |
| Term ended | 27 May 1999 |
| Predecessor | Salvatore De Giorgi |
| Successor | Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 February 1946 |
| Consecration | 8 December 1974 by Sebastiano Baggio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1923 |
| Died | 18 May 2023 (aged 99) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vallo della Lucania (1974–1988) |
Biography
Casale was born in Trani, Italy and was ordained a priest on 3 February 1946. He studied theology and history and was a professor of Church History and Italian History from 1949 to 1953 at the Catholic colleges of Trani and Molfetta. After this, he was publishing pastoral magazines. He was appointed bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania on 26 October 1974 and ordained bishop on 8 December 1974. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino on 7 May 1988 and remained in that post until his retirement on 27 May 1999.[1]
As a bishop, he spoke often on controversial political and theological issues and gained a reputation as left-wing and progressive.[1] He advocated the possibility for women to become Catholic cardinals,[2] and suggested that the Catholic Church should not oppose state legislation on same-sex marriage and consider in the future giving “a blessing from the Lord” to same-sex couples.[3] He also served as president of CESNUR ("Center for Studies on New Religions").[4] In 1993, he published a pastoral letter, New Religiosity and New Evangelization, where he challenged the prevailing Catholic attitude on new religious movements, suggesting that the Catholic Church should not limit itself to criticism, but reflect on why the new movements are successful, and open a cautious dialogue with some of these groups.[5]
Casale died on 18 May 2023, at the age of 99.[6]
References
- Dell’Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). "Casale, Giuseppe". Catalogo dei viventi. Venezia: Marsilio. p. 402. ISBN 978-8831795999.
- "Casale, vescovo di Foggia: "Sì alle donne cardinale"". Corriere della Sera. 1 November 1996. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Eronia, Daniela (11 October 2015). ""Diavolo" di un Monsignore". Il Mattino di Puglia e Basilicata. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Flint, Donna (1990). "CESNUR Seminar on New Religious Movements". Religion Today. 6 (1): 15. doi:10.1080/13537909008580638. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Olivieri Pennesi, Alessandro (2007). "La Chiesa e le comunità cristiane di fronte ai nuovi movimenti religiosi e alla New Age". In Fizzotti, Eugenio (ed.). Sette e nuovi movimenti religiosi. Milan: Edizioni Paoline. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-8831533270.
- Addio a Mons. Giuseppe Casale, arcivescovo emerito di Foggia-Bovino (in Italian)
