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The president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, presented this afternoon in Madrid his book `Why Priests?", Translated and edited by the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM).

The event, held at the Auditorium of the Press Association has brought together numerous personalities from the civil and ecclesiastical as Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid Archbishop Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, the Apostolic Nuncio of His Holiness in Spain, Archbishop Renzo Fratini and the University president, José Luis Mendoza.

The president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, has said during the presentation of this work, translated into Castilian by the professor of Patristic theology and the Christian Old UCAM Viciano Albert, "if families have estimated the priest will arise in these vocations. "

Furthermore, she added that there vocations, there must be a witness of holy priests.

For his part, President of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, has expressed great satisfaction it has brought the San Antonio Catholic University, published the Spanish edition of the book of Cardinal Cordes.

Mendoza said: "Priests why?, Is an exceptional culmination Priests Year 2009-2010, momentous event, which ended in Rome by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI," which has been a tremendous source of grace for the Church "he qualified. The President of the UCAM, has described the book as" an effective tool for theological priests, lay people and scholars, who will reflect on the figure and work of the priest as an expression of the intimate life of the Church, increase priestly spirituality of the clergy and increase the esteem of the laity in relation to the priests and their ministry. "

Source: UCAM