Heading for a “
synodal
” Church, with no possible return to the ancient liturgy, whose “
unique expression
” will remain that of the Second Vatican Council.
Pope Francis, 85, chose June 29, the feast day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, particularly celebrated in Rome, to publicly hammer home these two messages which are the keys to his pontificate.
He first wants to put an end to centralism and clericalism to build a democratic and decentralized Church, “
open to all
”.
“
Tutti
”, the word came up ten times in his very muscular, sometimes improvised homily, which he delivered before the 44 new archbishops of the year.
Four of whom are French: Mgr de Kerimel (Toulouse), Mgr Hérouard (Dijon), Mgr Ulrich (Paris) and Mgr Vesco, a French Dominican, Archbishop of Algiers.
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