Cardinal Kasper on Pope Francis' condemnation of the Curia

La Salette Journey ^ | December 25, 2014 | Paul Melanson

[cleghornboy]

Religion News Service is reporting that: "Cardinal Walter Kasper, one of Pope Francis’ closest advisers, has sought to downplay the pontiff’s scathing critique of the Curia earlier this week.

Kasper, who previously led the Vatican body responsible for promoting Christian unity, said the pope was asking the Curia, or Vatican administration, to examine their conscience in a bid to promote spiritual renewal.

The German cardinal, joined by Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, said Francis was asking the Curia to set an example.

'The fundamental thing is he wants spiritual reform of the Curia,' Kasper told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Wednesday (Dec. 24).

Certainly also reform of the structures is important and he is working on that. But the basis of the problem is spiritual.” See here.

[JoeFromSidney]

I don't know the validity of the accusations. However, as a General officer once remarked to a group I was with, if you're in charge of something, either believe in it, or fix it so you can believe in it. His Holiness needs to get busy with the "fixing."

[elcid1970]

The Curia elected Francis as Pope. That’s gratitude for ya.

[cardinal4]

Francis is pushing the Church to the far Left. He is encountering resistance. Expect more “clarifications” and “explanations”, much more..

[livius]

The Curia per se didn’t elect him, although many of the cardinal members thereof probably did. But he’s drunk with power now. Look up Urban VI.

[elcid1970]

The bio on Urban VI is a most interesting parallel.

Pope Urban II is more my speed, especially concerning the Middle East.