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Crisis summit in the Vatican: Pope Francis meets Benedict's confidante Gänswein

2023-01-12T04:03:56.625Z


Crisis summit in the Vatican: Pope Francis meets Benedict's confidante Gänswein Created: 01/12/2023 04:59 By: Richard Strobl Pope Francis (r) speaks to Georg Gänswein, Curial Archbishop and Prefect of the Papal Household, during his weekly general audience in the Vatican Audience Hall. (Archive image) © Alessandra Tarantino/dpa The Catholic Church is rumbling. The starting point is the critici


Crisis summit in the Vatican: Pope Francis meets Benedict's confidante Gänswein

Created: 01/12/2023 04:59

By: Richard Strobl

Pope Francis (r) speaks to Georg Gänswein, Curial Archbishop and Prefect of the Papal Household, during his weekly general audience in the Vatican Audience Hall.

(Archive image) © Alessandra Tarantino/dpa

The Catholic Church is rumbling.

The starting point is the criticism by Georg Gänswein.

Now it came to the crisis summit with Pope Francis.

Rome – “Gossip is a deadly weapon: it kills, it kills love, it kills society, it kills brotherhood.” With these clear words, Pope Francis addressed the public on Sunday on the sidelines of the Angelus prayer.

These were words that must currently be understood as an open appeal to church representatives.

Because: In the Catholic Church it crunches after the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

due.

This is based on statements by Benedikt's longtime confidante and private secretary Georg Gänswein.

He had publicly reported that Benedict was extremely upset about certain decisions made by his successor Francis.

A wave of criticism of Gänswein from high church officials followed.

This was followed by the - for church conditions - very clear power word by Francis.

But that's not all.

Crisis summit in the Vatican: Pope Francis in conversation with Benedict's confidant

Now Pope Francis received Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who was also called "George Clooney of the Holy See" in the press because of his good looks, for a private audience.

After the funeral services for the Pope Emeritus in the past few weeks, the two churchmen came together on Monday morning, as the Vatican announced.

The content of the conversation was not communicated.

It was initially unclear how spontaneously the meeting was scheduled, whether Gänswein asked for the conversation or whether Francis ordered the German to report.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

(l) sits next to his private secretary Georg Gänswein. He was recently absent from visits by foreign politicians and he was not sighted at the general audience either: According to a media report, the German Curial Archbishop Gänswein is said to have been on leave from his office as Prefect of the Papal Household.

(Archive image) © dpa

On the one hand, the conversation will probably have been about Gänswein's criticism.

On the other hand, the future of the Black Forest in the Catholic Church after the death of Benedict is completely open.

Quo vadis goose wine?

After Benedikt's death, his future is open

In the past few days, Gänswein had caused a stir in the Vatican with statements from a forthcoming book from which Italian media published passages and statements.

Among other things, Gänswein complained about how he had been given leave by Francis as prefect of the Papal Household in 2020.

At that time, Francis, who was born in the Black Forest, should no longer come to work and instead take care of Benedict completely - Gänswein understood the measure as a punishment against himself.

Officially, he is still Prefect of the Papal Household - this is an important post at the Curia, among other things when planning audiences.

According to Italy's

La Repubblica

, there are now several possible future positions for Gänswein.

He could be appointed apostolic nuncio and thus become the Vatican's ambassador to another country.

Alternatively, Gänswein could also get a chair at a papal university.

After all, the Black Forester could also remain prefect of the papal household - possibly further suspended and without real work.

(rjs)

Source: merkur

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