Angelo Scola the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. On 21 April he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Scola knows Italian (as well as Lecchese dialect), English, German, French and little Spanish. In 2013, Scola again was a leading candidate to be elected pope—and one Italian representative mistakenly announced Scola's election—in the conclave that elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis. Pope Francis accepted Scola's resignation on 7 July 2017 and appointed Bishop Mario Delpini as his successor. In retirement, Scola plans to live in Imberido, a village near Lake Annone. Scola is the author
Catholic Church in Argentina July 2010, Argentina was one of the first countries in the Latin America that legalized same-sex marriage, putting Argentina at odd's ends with the Catholic Church. Protesters, largely consisting of members of the Argentine Catholic Church and Evangelical and Protestant groups were sparked against the legislation, while demonstrating in front of the Congress. Argentina’s Synod of Bishops called upon Catholics to oppose politicians who supported the bill. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina, has said that if a proposed bill giving same-sex couples the opportunity to marry and adopt children should be approved,