Robert Sarah

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Robert Sarah (French: [ʁɔbɛ:ʁ saʁa]; born 15 June 1945) is a Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 20 November 2010. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 2021.

Sarah was secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples under Pope John Paul II and president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum under Pope Benedict XVI.

Sarah is a conservative Catholic and is a critic of radical Islam.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Pentin, Edward (12 October 2015). "Cardinal Sarah: ISIS and Gender Ideology Are Like 'Apocalyptic Beasts'". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Goodstein, Laurie (25 November 2015). "A More Conservative Catholic Church Awaits Pope Francis in Africa". New York Times.
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