Pope Francis fires heavily at Benedict's confidante: "Lack of humanity".. As of: April 2, 2024, 4:09 p.m By: Richard Strobl Pope Francis is drawing attention to himself with harsh criticism.

The current pontiff found these harsh words in a new book of interviews that will be published in Spanish this Wednesday. In it, the 87-year-old accuses Benedict's former private secretary of having "used" the German Pope. He was referring to the fact that Gänswein had published a book immediately after Benedikt's death.