Ersilio Tonini

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Ersilio Tonini was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer died on 30 April 2010, Cardinal Tonini became the oldest living cardinal. He died on 28 July 2013, a week after his 99th birthday.

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"Im afraid that because Im a cardinal people will think of me as a success. Im immensely afraid of that, since Im here to bear witness instead. The Lord has given me a great grace, but if Im a bishop it is not that Ive succeeded more than others. I have more responsibility, thats for sure. Even if, as things are, because of the increasing importance of the mass media, theres no point in being a cardinal if you only come out with banalities."

Ersilio Tonini