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In this Oct. 14, 2015 photo, Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, arrives for the presentation of Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke's book Divine Love Made Flesh, in Rome. Cardinal Sarah, the highest ranking signatory of a petition signed by some conservative Catholics claiming the coronavirus is an overhyped pretext to deprive the faithful of Mass and impose a new world order, and which has run into a bit of a hitch, claims he never signed the petition. But archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who spearheaded the initiative, said Friday, May 8, 2020 that Sarah was fully on board with it, and has the recorded phone conversations to prove it. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican cardinal in row over claim that virus hurts religion

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013 file photo, Cardinal Robert Sarah, of Guinea, walks in St. Peter's Square after attending a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican. Retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote the book, &quot;From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church,&quot; along with his fellow conservative, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, who heads the Vatican's liturgy office and has been a quiet critic of Francis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Cardinal at center of 2 Popes storm doubles down on celibacy

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Pope Francis, left, and Pope Benedict XVI, meet each other on the occasion of the elevation of five new cardinals at the Vatican. Retired Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence to reaffirm the value of priestly celibacy, co-authoring a bombshell book at the precise moment that Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to address the Catholic priest shortage. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Retired pope distances himself from book on priest celibacy

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Cardinal Robert Sarah, of Guinea, walks in St. Peter's Square after attending a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican, Monday, March 4, 2013. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of the Vatican and the continued reverberations of Benedict XVI's decision to retire. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Catholic Cardinal Robert Sarah says ‘Africa will save the family’

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