Pope Francis has taken leave of the Prefect of the Pontifical House, Archbishop Georg Gänswein. The reason is said to be an essay by Pope Benedict XVI. his.
- Bang in the Vatican: Pope Francis has the Prefect of the Pontifical House, the German Archbishop Georg Ganswein, on leave.
- The background is said to be an essay by the retired Pope Benedict XVI to the celibacy his.
- Gänswein is considered a close confidante of the German Pope.
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Pope Francis has the Prefect of the Pontifical House, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, on leave indefinitely. That reports the catholic “daily mail” citing “Vatican circles”.
This is tantamount to disempowerment: the Prefecture of the Pontifical House is responsible, among other things, for papal visits inside and outside Rome and organizes the public and private papal audiences.
Bang in the Vatican: Pope Francis disempowers German Archbishop Gänswein
The reason for the leave of absence is “the unfortunate presentation of the cleric book” by the conservative African cardinal Robert Sarah, to the Benedict XVI. contributed an article on celibacy, Gänswein is considered the most important confidante of the emeritus German pope.
The private secretary of the retired pope is to remain in office as head of the prefecture, which is responsible for the running of the pope’s public audiences. Gänswein is “but optional, for more timeBenedict XVI to be able to dedicate “.
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The essay by Pope Benedict XVI about the Catholic priesthood had for eddies in the Vatican taken care of. The “daily post“Writes:” The presentation that Fayard publishing house in France had given to the book at first gave the impression that both – the emeritus pope and the prefect of the Congregation for worship – wanted to prescribe to the incumbent Pope how he would do that of Amazon Synod raised question of the ‘viri probati’ to solve. “
The Synod had asked the Pope to marry married men with an exemplary Catholic lifestyle – so-called “viri probati“- to be ordained to priests and to set up new offices for women. According to the Pope Emeritus, however, this idea is impossible.
As the “Daily Mail” emphasizes the sensational essay by Pope Benedict XVI. for the Sarah book primarily a theological treatise and no comment on the discussion about “vviri probati”: “When the book was then delivered, it was possible to read that Benedikt’s contribution did not interfere in current debates and wrote about the pneumatological-christological exegesis of the transition of the priesthood from the old to the new covenant.“
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Even the conservative Catholic news portal “Kath.net” reports citing Vatican sources that the activity of Archbishop Gänswein has been suspended. The portal also reports: “The rumor about it has been circulating in journalists for days. In the past few days, Gänswein no longer performed with Pope Francis. “
On Wednesday, BR reporter and former ARD Vatican correspondent Tilmann Kleinjung reported on Twitter that Gänswein was no longer visible at the Pope’s past general audiences.
As was the case on January 22nd and 29th, there was an archbishop today # Gänswein not at the side of the general audience @Pontifex_de pic.twitter.com/M3JZuTnoOx
– Tilmann Kleinjung (@TilmannKk) February 5, 2020
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Just recently, there had been rumors of an uprising in the Vatican between Ganswein and the Pope. The Italian author Antonio Socci had claimed on his Facebook page in mid-January, citing “credible sources in the Vatican”, that Francis personally called goose wine to himself and “angrily” ordered him that the name Benedict XVI must be removed from the front page of the Sarah book “From the depths of our hearts”. The Pope, Socci reported, ordered a full and complete denial of the authorship of the retired Pope.
Socci also gave a reason for the Pope’s alleged anger: “In fact, this powerful declaration by Benedict XVI. of smashing church celibacy as he intended in the next post-synodal writing. ”
Socci’s conclusion: “It is a very ugly story of clerical arrogance that ultimately aims to help Benedict XVI. to silence. “
After this Facebook post, Gänswein felt compelled, to make a statement to the “daily mail”: The report by the journalist Socci was “fictitious” and “everything lied”, Pope Francis had said “not a word” about the celibacy book during his meetings with him during this week.
The Italian journalist continued to write that eventually Benedict XVI the compromise solution had been found to make the phrase “With a contribution from Benedict XVI” from the Pope emeritus as co-author, because Joseph Ratzinger his private secretary before the “South American revengeWanted to protect. With which the Argentine Pope Francis was unequivocally meant. This claim also denied goose wine.
Due to the controversy surrounding the essay of the pope emeritus published Cardinal Sarah in turn on Twitter an exchange of letters to prove that Benedict XVI gave his consent to co-authorship.
Communiqué officiel: pic.twitter.com/1dJcbFJsVJ
– Cardinal R. Sarah (@Card_R_Sarah) January 14, 2020
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The Prefect of the Pontifical House, who is now on leave, is currently represented in the public audiences of the Pope by the Regent of the Prefecture, Leonardo Sapienza. When Gänswein will resume work in the prefecture is uncertain, according to the daily newspaper.
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