Pope Francis Berates the Italian Clergy fsspx.news
We know a little more about the last meeting of the Italian bishops which took place behind closed doors from May 22 to 25: a heavy atmosphere, reproaches from the Holy Father, and resistance to the synod. The Pontiff may not be so popular on the Italian peninsula anymore.
“A frank and serene dialogue began on the afternoon of May 22, 2023, between Pope Francis and the some 200 bishops who make up the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), gathered for their 77th plenary assembly in the Vatican.”
The account that the official website of the Holy See gave of the opening of the spring meeting of the CEI deserves attention, because the terms “frank” and “serene” are often synonymous – in Vatican rhetoric – reading the riot act.
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