Posted on 03/21/2018 7:50:34 AM PDT by ebb tide
Lettergate has produced a casualty… another casualty, the first being the Truth.
Or did it?
The Prefect of the Secretariate for Communications, Msgr. Dario Viganò – who so botched the the handling of the pro-Francis booklet roll out by unscrupulously slicing and dicing Benedict XVI’s letter and then weaponizing it – has resigned. The Bolletino has a declaration from the Holy See Press Office’s Greg Burke. It includes links to Viganò’s letter and Pope Francis’ response.
Not content with writing just a resignation letter Viganò extends the agony with a missive of some 350 words including a review of human history, a summary of the pontificate, excerpts from Bible, a pie recipe, and a wedding toast. Seriously, all he needed was, “Your Holiness, with the present letter I submit my resignation. Thank you.” But, no.
Not content with writing just “Resignation accepted”, His Holiness – who wouldn’t have been blamed for falling asleep as he read the above-mentioned – responded with 180+ of his own, in which, incredibly, he REHIRED Viganò as “Assessore” – a kind of second in command – of the same office he screwed up to the global embarrassment of the Holy See. Apparently Francis wants Viganò around so he can still “give his human and professional contribution to the new Prefect”.
Some people get unceremoniously sacked. Some people get a little tap on the wrist.
Not even libs like Always-Wrong Mickens knows how Viganò got his step and with what credentials, but he must have some pretty impressive skills that are deemed indispensable. Perhaps he’s a good… what?… editor?
These are the mysteries of mercy.
In any event, Lettergate seems to be slouching into its whimpering denouement.
No doubt! Poor BXVI - one insult following another.
Francis essentially said, in his letter, that he regretted having to accept the resignation because Vigano had been doing such a wonderful job and therefore, in order not to lose such an excellent and knowledgeable person, he was creating a special new position for him (second in command to the very same office that he messed up) so that he could continue to “assist” the department. Hardly a resignation or even really a demotion.
So in other words, Francis is signaling that he’s on board with the whole thing and it was all cool.
Just what you need in a Communications office.
Way to go, Francis.
Deliberately publishing a ‘private reserved’ letter from the Pope Emeritus, that alone should bring total disgrace upon Vigano! Francis has now doubly insulted Benedict.
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