Father Georg and the forthcoming book. The decisions of Pope Francis
Pope francesco wanted to meet in person father Georg to clarify some things, following the statements of the loyalist of Benedict XVI after his death and on the alleged tensions between Bergoglio And Ratzingerwith the Church divided into two factions. From the Vatican – we read in the Corriere della Sera – nothing is officially said. But it is evident, it is noted, that the Dad recommended discretion, as he recalled at the last Angelus: “God is in the silence”. And that to have reason to be embitteredrather, it is the Pontiff, who would have more important things to deal with than his predecessor’s former secretary. But anyhow, the “chance” was created, the book Nothing but the truth it is outgoing, and in the undergrowth of traditionalist opposition to Francis is mounting the post-mortem attempt to use Benedict XVI like a banner and create a conflict between “the two popes” which in reality did not exist.
The friends who have heard him in these hours tell of a man who shows himself embittered for the “malicious” interpretations of the “out of context” excerpts from his book, released while the funeral of Benedict XVI was being celebrated, “but now I have to shut up». And there also remains – continues the Corriere – the question of Gänswein’s future, now prefect of the papal household. If in the German Church they don’t seem enthusiastic about the idea of a return to their homeland like bishop or something else (“it depends on the person concerned and on who takes these decisions in the Curia” the president Georg Bätzing replied coldly), it was hypothesized a diplomatic assignment in a nunciature abroad or a Roman settlement, possibly Discrete. Francis meditates. The discussion remains on the opportunity to to publish a book similar immediately after the death of Ratzinger and quote excerpts from private correspondence between the emeritus and the Pope.
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