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Pope Francis’ dilemma is the dilemma of Today’s Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 30 maggio 2016 · 7 Comments · In Vatican

What is Pope Francis’ dilemma? That of choosing between Christ and Moses. That is, choosing between the merciful truth and the casuistry for the hard of heart. That is, choosing between religion and sociology. In the end, Moses’ mistake is also Karl Marx’s mistake, as explained by Stanislaw Grygiel in a profound and [...]

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Indeed, Pope Francis is right: Benedict XVI still has much to give to the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 27 ottobre 2014 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

A text Benedict XVI sent on October 21 to the Pontifical Urbaniana University of Rome has shown that, indeed, Pope Francis is right when he underscores that the Pope emeritus is an institution the Church must not fail to benefit from. In four pages – sent to thank the University for having [...]

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Pope Francis and the reaffirmation that peace is possible. Following Pius XII tracks

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 25 agosto 2014 · 2 Comments · In Vatican

That Pope Francis wanted to proclaim Pius XII blessed is something that has been rumored in recent times. To speed up procedures, the Pope could use the «equipollent canonization,» a formula he already used six times since the beginning of the Pontificate. He might do it again. Pius XII’s file has been [...]

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Christian plight, it is now time for a diplomacy of the truth

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 18 agosto 2014 · 5 Comments · In Vatican

The time for the diplomacy of truth came into play when the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue released a strongly worded statement last Aug. 12. For the first time, a Vatican dicastery listed all the horrible acts of the Caliphate, subtly reminding the secular world that it was the secularist [...]

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