2024-02-29 18:33:00
The Pope resumed his usual agenda of audiences this Thursday, following having attended the Gemelli hospital, very close to the Vatican, the day before, to undergo checks for his condition. persistent flu without fever, especially a CT (Computerized Axial Tomography) that might detect problems in the lungs. But while he recovers from his health problems, he rekindles the clash with ultraconservatives within the Catholic Church.
Until now there was no information regarding the pontiff’s health, and on Thursday morning Francis received a very harsh anonymous attack that came from the traditionalist sectors of the Church.
The document was widely disseminated in global networks of the Catholic extreme right. In Italy it was reproduced by “The New Everyday Compass”.
The document defines “the seven priorities of the next conclave” (which elects the Pope’s successor), which must serve “to repair the confusion and crisis created by this pontificate.”
The Italian agency ANSA points out that “the text was apparently written by a cardinal,” but its author chooses anonymity “because candor is not welcome and its consequences can be unpleasant,” he writes.
Accusations
The main accusation points to the Pope of maintaining an “autocratic, sometimes apparently vindictive style of government.” Francis would also be guilty of “an intolerance of disagreement”
But “the most serious thing,” adds the anonymous person, “is a pattern of ambiguity in matters of faith and morals that causes confusion among the faithful.”
The document has been distributed in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German and Polish.
The text revived the confrontation between the Argentine pontiff and the most conservative sectors of the Catholic Church, one of the most delicate aspects of the pontificate that has lasted almost 11 years.
Active once more
Amid fears for his health, the Pope resumed his schedule of activities this Thursday, following a few days of absence.
As planned in his agenda, Jorge Bergoglio received Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
He also gave audiences to Monsignor Rui Manuel Souza Valerio, Patriarch of Lisbon, and the bishops of the Italian region of Emilia Romagna.
Pope Francis during a meeting with bishops of Emilia Romagna, in the Vatican. / REUTERSLast Monday the Vatican reported that “mild flu-like symptoms persisted, although without fever,” but that the planned hearings had been suspended as a precaution.
The pontiff did celebrate the traditional Sunday prayer of the Angelus on Sunday, leaning out of the window of the pontifical palace and reading in a good voice before the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
At the end of November, the Pope suffered from bronchitis for which he had to cancel some of the events and celebrate the Angelus in private and also be replaced by a collaborator to read his speeches.
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