(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, JANUARY 14 - "I can confirm that this morning, on the advice of the Pope emeritus, I asked cardinal Robert Sarah to contact the publishers of the book, asking them to remove the name of Benedict XVI as a coautored book and to also remove his signed by the introduction and the conclusions ". This was stated by AnsAmonsignor Georg Gaenswein, secretary of Joseph Ratzinger and prefect of the Pontifical House.
"The Pope emeritus knew that the cardinal was preparing a book and had sent a text on the priesthood authorizing it to make the use he wanted. But he had not approved any plans for a double-signed book nor had he seen and authorized the cover. misunderstanding without doubting the good faith of Cardinal Sarah. The text that Benedetto gave to the cardinal is his own text and he remains the author and not of the other texts ", Msgr. Geenswein.
Gaenswein, via Ratzinger signature from book
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"I can confirm that this morning, on the advice of the Pope Emeritus, I asked Cardinal Robert Sarah to contact the editors of the book asking them to remove the name of Benedict XVI as co-author of the book and to also remove his signature from ... (ANSA)