Sacraments, the Congregation for Catholic Education (renewed on 11 December 2010), the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and the Special Council for Europe of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. On 5 January 2011 he was appointed among the first members of the newly created Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation. On 29 December 2011 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for a five-year renewable term. On Tuesday, 18 September 2012, Cardinal Bozanić was named by Pope Benedict XVI as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that selected Pope Francis. Views on Homosexuality In 2013, he intervened in the political campaign to alter the Croatian referendum so that it more explicitly defined marriage only as a union between a man and a woman. He issued a pastoral letter to be read in all Catholic churches across the country reminding parishioners that "Marriage is the only union enabling procreation". The referendum was subsequently approved by a vote of 66% to 34%; and was thus regarded as a major victory for the Roman Catholic Church, and a blow to gay rights advocates. References External links Biography @ catholic-pages.com 1949 births Living people People from Rijeka Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Pontifical Lateran University alumni Bishops of Krk Archbishops of Zagreb Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II Croatian cardinals 21st-century cardinals Members of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation