o Papa na sua torre de marfim

Por que é que a mensagem do Papa Francisco é confusa e por vezes ininteligível?

Earlier this year, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper, it came out that the Pope had not watched television for more than 20 years, did not use the internet, and read only one newspaper. When we really think about what this means in terms of the Holy Father’s exposure to and appreciation of what is going on in the wider Church and world, it seems that he has, perhaps unwittingly, become even more of a creature of his advisors then they ever could have achieved through keeping him locked in the papal apartments. It certainly makes sense of Francis’s seeming reticence to weigh in on increasingly heated debates about what he meant when he said X – he isn’t necessarily aware there is a debate.

There is a real danger that Francis is becoming the new prisoner of the Vatican, and it’s a jail of bad advice and lack of information.

Catholic Herald