Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
University authorities and students have been invoking a 1980 agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Peru that establishes that the university must conform to Peruvian not canonic law.
"According to Peruvian law, it is the assembly that elects the rector," said Marcial Rubio, Rector of PCUP.
But the conflict between the university and the church is not new and goes deeper than who appoints the rector.
Rubio accuses Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, a member of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, of trying to take over the university. "He disagrees with us and thinks we are not Catholic," Rubio told the Peruvian press. He also accuses the cardinal of focussing on gaining power and acquiring more funds.
Click on the following for more details: PERU: Vatican threatens university's Catholic status - University World News
The Catholic News Services’ version of the issue:
The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru must amend its statutes in conformity with Vatican norms for the good of the university and the whole church in Peru, said the Vatican's secretary of state.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone met with the university's rector, Marcial Rubio Correa, Feb. 21 to discuss "the conclusions the Holy See has reached following intense dialogue and numerous meetings over the course of many years" between the university's grand chancellor, Cardinal Juan Cipriani Thorne of Lima, his predecessors and the university, said a written statement released the same day by the Vatican.
Click on the following for more of the CNS story: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1200699.htm
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