Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming extraordinary consistory of cardinals in January will be a pivotal but challenging landmark as he seeks advice on matters of broad and key relevance in church life and governance, with limited time for discussion.
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ROME – One could perhaps summarize Pope Leo XIV’s high profile meeting of cardinals next month with a line from Jerry Reed’s famed song “East Bound and Down”, featured in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit: “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.”
Much has been made of the extraordinary consistory of cardinals, as it will be Leo’s first consistory since his election and it is expected to provide a blueprint of sorts for some of Leo’s top priorities as he finishes the leftover business of his predecessor and begins to dive more completely into his own agenda.
