Pakistan’s Christians have welcomed the elevation of Archbishop Joseph Coutts to cardinal.
Coutts, the 73-year-old archbishop of Karachi, was among 14 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis at a ceremony on Thursday. He is only the second cardinal from Muslim-majority Pakistan, after Cardinal Joseph Cordero, who died in 1994.
Christians are a tiny minority in Pakistan, where they face discrimination and where they have been targeted by Islamic extremists.
Father Mario Rodrigues, a Christian community leader, says the appointment of Coutts is an honor for the nation and recognizes his promotion of inter-faith harmony. Father Amanat Yousuf says Coutts will be a bridge between Pakistan and the international community
Coutts would be eligible to vote in a conclave to select a new pope.
Published in Daily Times, July 2nd 2018.
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