"The Pontiff also praised the American hierarchy for its efforts "to ensure… that each of the Church's institutions and apostolates expresses, in every aspect of its life, a clear Catholic identity.""
Has the pope's parkinsonism given way to dementia?
It may be the case. We hear constant reassurances the Pope is in perfect mental health, yet in at least half of Parkinson's cases there is a degree of mental impairment. The Vatican may protest too much.