At a Mass opening the 84th judicial year for the tribunal of the
Vatican city-state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone prayed that “each of us
might carry out our service in the administration of justice toward our
unique community…with humility and in truth.”
At the Eucharistic liturgy, celebrated January 12 in the palace of the
Vatican governorate, Cardinal Bertone conveyed the thanks of Pope
Benedict XVI to the officials of the tribunal, led by their president,
Giuseppe Dalla Torre.
Commenting on the day’s Gospel, which portrayed St. John the Baptist,
the cardinal recommended that the officials of the Vatican’s secular
justice system should be mindful of prophet’s message, which was “a
summons to believers so that they may set aside attention-seeking, their
wanting to be seen, thus reducing their own ego so that the love for
Jesus might grow in each of us and in others.”