At 9 am the solemn Divine Liturgy started; thereafter Card. L. Sandri spoke about the need of a patriarchate and praised the apostate Card. L. Husar as a holy man and a father.
After the Divine Liturgy Card. L. Sandri had a meeting with priests. There he said that the patriarchate ought to have been granted as far back as 20 years ago. By this statement he revealed that his view was diametrically different from the Pope’s.