Le Figaro. - The questions of liturgies, then the dismissal of Bishop Aupetit, the recent warning shot against the Bishop of Strasbourg, the suspension of ordinations in Toulon, indicate on the part of Rome a certain authoritarianism in the management of the Church? What's going on ?
Bishop of Moulins-Beaufort. -
These decisions show an active attention of the Holy Father in the follow-up of the dioceses.
We all owe to the faithful, and even more to Christ himself, great clarity in our way of leading our dioceses, so that it is truly the charity of God that is the rule.
The Pope comes to the aid of delicate situations where misunderstandings risked encysting.
For those who see only the final interventions, they seem brutal.
They are often preceded by a long period of reflection and analysis.
I think for my part that we can progress, in episcopal conferences, in mutual support.
But all this creates a climate of deep unease for all...
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