How did we miss this last week?
"Gänswein claims he only learned about the whole project once it was too late. ... 'Previously, when Benedict wanted to publish something, he always got the pope’s approval...In this case, that did not happen.' ”
spiegel.de/international/…
"Gänswein claims he only learned about the whole project once it was too late. ... 'Previously, when Benedict wanted to publish something, he always got the pope’s approval...In this case, that did not happen.' ”
spiegel.de/international/…
"Gänswein says the publisher never offered Benedict a writer’s contract. In the end, the ex-pope saw his name affixed to chapters that could be interpreted as an open affront to the leadership of" Francis.
Oof. And @IgnatiusPress says they fulfilled their "moral obligations"?
Oof. And @IgnatiusPress says they fulfilled their "moral obligations"?
Sure, this wasn't planned as an ambush on Francis:
The German "publishing house had to sign a non-disclosure agreement just before Christmas without even knowing what the project would be about."
The whole thing stinks to high heaven.
The German "publishing house had to sign a non-disclosure agreement just before Christmas without even knowing what the project would be about."
The whole thing stinks to high heaven.
Sounds like GG is trying to defend his own innocence during the fiasco.
"Gänswein says he underestimated Diat: 'I was only warned about him and his shady behavior after the fact.' ”
"Gänswein says he underestimated Diat: 'I was only warned about him and his shady behavior after the fact.' ”
"'It’s not out of the question that, as in Regensburg, Benedict was allowed to walk into a trap with the celibacy book,' says Cardinal Gerhard Müller" - of all people!
The question is who walked him into it. All signs point to Diat and Sarah.
The question is who walked him into it. All signs point to Diat and Sarah.
Cardinal Kasper weighs in on Benedict's character:
"I have known Ratzinger for 57 years. He does not want to create a rift – that would be the end of the Catholic Church.”
Some seem (hell) bent on using him to force one, however.
"I have known Ratzinger for 57 years. He does not want to create a rift – that would be the end of the Catholic Church.”
Some seem (hell) bent on using him to force one, however.
And Francis?
"He isn’t commenting on the scandal sparked by the celibacy book. He makes his decisions carefully like the provincial Jesuit he once was – and it is he who is paving the path for the church’s future course."
"He isn’t commenting on the scandal sparked by the celibacy book. He makes his decisions carefully like the provincial Jesuit he once was – and it is he who is paving the path for the church’s future course."
