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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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Pope Francis’ hidden adviser

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 24 marzo 2014 · 7 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis established a group of Eight Cardinals to advise him about a reform of the Curia and the government of the universal Church. He has several people he trusts working with him, like Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the Pope’s vicar for the diocese of Rome. But the most influential adviser is in fact Pope [...]

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Pope Francis and the reform of the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 6 gennaio 2014 · 5 Comments · In Pope Francis

It was probably not by chance that Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, dedicated the first of his Advent presentations to the Roman Curia to the theme of the reform of the Church. He did so from a particular angle: that of Francis of Assisi, of his extraordinary conversion and [...]

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Pope Francis’ team takes shape

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 1 settembre 2013 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

Pope Francis has started to form his team. And he has done so from the very top. As Secretary of State, Pope Francis has decided to appoint Pietro Parolin, an Italian hailing from Veneto and born in 1955, who until now was Papal Nuncio in Venezuela. He is an experienced diplomat whose career [...]

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Pope Francis still in the “walking” mode

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 23 giugno 2013 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, almost all the priests he proposed to be appointed bishop were rejected. According to sources, almost every list of candidates that Bergoglio would propose (three names, per the Holy See’s standard practice) for an open see for bishop would be overlooked.  Instead, the appointments came from the [...]

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Benedict XVI wants to leave the house in good order

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 25 febbraio 2013 · 1 Comment · In Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI will be like a Moses for the Church. Moses went to a mountain and interceded for the People of Israel while the latter were combating against Amalek.  So will the Pope do after his retirement – the President of Pontifical Council for Culture, Card. Gianfranco Ravasi, said in a Lent meditation [...]

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Welcome back, professor Ratzinger. Benedict’s legacy

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 18 febbraio 2013 · 5 Comments · In Benedict XVI

In front of the Roman clergy, he spoke for one hour off-the-cuff, with no hesitation and with a certain serenity. And he denounced one of the “issues” with the Church, probably for him the pivotal one. Which is that there had been two Second Vatican Councils: one of the Fathers [...]

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Courageous bishops needed. To proclaim the Word of God

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 14 gennaio 2013 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

What will be the agenda of the four bishops the Pope ordained in the solemnity of the Epiphany? Benedict XVI outlined it with these words: «The humility of faith, of sharing the faith of the Church of every age, will constantly be in conflict with the prevailing wisdom of those who cling to [...]

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In a letter to Child Jesus, Ratzinger’s life agenda. Which the Pope restated in his most recent speech to the Curia

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 24 dicembre 2012 · 1 Comment · In Benedict XVI

«Dear Child Jesus, soon you will descend on earth. You will bring joy to children, and I will be joyful, too». This is the beginning of a 1934 Christmas letter, as reported by the web site korazym.org. The author was a 7 years old child. It was scripted in Sütterlinschrift, the typical italic [...]

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The Pope renews his confidence in Georg Gaenswein, and appoints him Prefect of the Pontifical Household

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 10 dicembre 2012 · 1 Comment · In church

The appointment of Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Georg Gaenswein, as Prefect of the Pontifical Household fills the last vacant post of the Pontifical family’s organization chart, and at the same time gives more weight and importance within the Sacred Walls to Msgr. Gaenswein. This takes place notwithstanding the fact that he [...]

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