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Bishops, Pope Francis’ choices

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 1 settembre 2014 · 11 Comments · In Vatican

Perhaps under Pope Francis the big transition of bishops started under Benedict XVI is going to be completed. In appointments for two key posts, Pope Francis has shown he is following the line traced by the now Pope emeritus: the appointment of Cardinal Reinhard Woelki as Archbishop of Cologne and that of

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Divorced and remarried, the perils of a discussion run by the media

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 10 marzo 2014 · 5 Comments · In Vatican

Cardinal Walter Kasper has called for a «Council-like solution» to the issue in his presentation during the consistory on the family. This «Council-like solution» is a reference to the approach taken by the Second Vatican Council to issues like religious freedom and ecumenism. i.e., not to change the tradition, but to create new openings. [...]

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Mueller leaks. Even the new Guardian of the Faith attacked in leaks… Unsuccessfully.

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 16 luglio 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Holy See

Perhaps Benedict XVI’s «silent revolution» is the main reason for the Vatileaks attacks. Step by step, one appointment after another, the Pope reorganized the «chessboard» of a Curia that – during the last years of John Paul II’s Pontificate – got all too accustomed to operate independently.  And perhaps it is not [...]

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Unchain the Church. The program that Benedict XVI reinforced in Germany.

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 3 ottobre 2011 · 1 Comment · In church

«When we say: “We are Church” – well, it is true: that is what we are, we are not just anybody. But the “we” is more extensive than the group that asserts those words. The “we” is the whole community of believers, today and in all times and places. And so I always say: [...]

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Crucifix, was it defended properly?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 marzo 2011 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

The crucifix exposed in Italian classrooms cannot be considered an «indoctrination». Furthermore, «a crucifix on a wall is an essentially passive symbol and this point is of importance in the Court’s view». Since every country can decide by itself  «whether crucifixes should be present in State-school classrooms is, in principle, a matter falling within [...]

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