If a cardinal wants to lay out a “platform” for pope, for himself or another, “we’ll do everything we can to crack down on sexual and financial abuse, and stop doing as much as we can about everything else” would be a good one. Maybe that sounds quixotic, but “no more draconian missives from the Congregation for Divine Worship” and “limi…
If a cardinal wants to lay out a “platform” for pope, for himself or another, “we’ll do everything we can to crack down on sexual and financial abuse, and stop doing as much as we can about everything else” would be a good one. Maybe that sounds quixotic, but “no more draconian missives from the Congregation for Divine Worship” and “limited intervention in episcopal affairs on matters of doctrine or geopolitics” and “the Pope doesn’t have a communications team beyond upkeeping the Vatican website” is a package that could entice otherwise strange bedfellows.
If a cardinal wants to lay out a “platform” for pope, for himself or another, “we’ll do everything we can to crack down on sexual and financial abuse, and stop doing as much as we can about everything else” would be a good one. Maybe that sounds quixotic, but “no more draconian missives from the Congregation for Divine Worship” and “limited intervention in episcopal affairs on matters of doctrine or geopolitics” and “the Pope doesn’t have a communications team beyond upkeeping the Vatican website” is a package that could entice otherwise strange bedfellows.
Yes, the relatively high expenses on the communication department did ring a sour note.