The Pope resumed his usual agenda of audiences this Thursday, after having gone the day before to the Gemelli Polyclinic, very close to the Vatican, to undergo tests on his condition. persistent flu without fever, especially a CT scan (computed axial tomography) which may detect lung problems. But while he recovers from health problems, the clash with ultra-conservatives within the Catholic Church reignites.
Until now there was no news on the pontiff’s state of health, and on Thursday morning Francis received it a very harsh anonymous attack who came from the traditionalist sectors of the Church.
The document was widely circulated in the global networks of the Catholic far right. In Italy it was reproduced by “La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana”.
The document defines “the seven priorities of the next conclave” (which will choose the Pope’s successor), which must serve “to repair the confusion and crisis created by this pontificate”.
ANSA underlines that “the text appears to have been written by a cardinal”, but its author chooses anonymity “because frankness is not welcome and its consequences can be unpleasant,” he writes.
The Pope was on Wednesday at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for a medical check-up. Photo: EFE Accusations
The main accusation is leveled at the Pope of maintaining an “autocratic, sometimes apparently vindictive” style of government. Francis would also be guilty of “an intolerance of disagreement”
But “the most serious thing”, adds the anonymous person, “is a model of ambiguity in matters of faith and morals which causes confusion among the faithful”.
The document was distributed in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German and Polish.
The text relaunches the confrontation between the Argentine pontiff and the more conservative sectors of the Catholic Church, one of the most delicate aspects of a pontificate that has lasted almost 11 years.
Active again
Amid fears for his health, the Pope resumed his program of activities this Thursday, after a few days of absence.
As scheduled in his agenda, Jorge Bergoglio received Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
He also gave an audience to Monsignor Rui Manuel Souza Valerio, patriarch of Lisbon, and the bishops of Emilia Romagna.
Last Monday the Vatican reported that “mild flu symptoms persist, although without fever”, but that the scheduled hearings had been suspended as a precaution.
The pontiff celebrated the traditional Angelus prayer on Sunday, looking out the window of the papal palace and reading aloud in front of the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
At the end of November the Pope was struck by bronchitis for which he had to cancel some events and celebrate the Angelus in private and also have a collaborator replace him to read his speeches.
Source: Clarin
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