Posted on 01/22/2023 12:59:45 PM PST by ebb tide
The Vatican’s Press Office announced on January 20 that Francis invites the Roman Curia “to live a period of Spiritual Exercises in a personal way, suspending their work activities and recollecting themselves in prayer” from February 26 to March 3.
Even the pro-Francis IlSismografo calls this announcement “curios” and surprising,” stressing that last year’s retreat was cancelled with the reason/pretext of Covid. Now it will be cancelled because Francis “wants” it so “but the reasons will not be known.”
With some sarcasm, the outlet adds that this retreat with Francis would have been a “splendid opportunity” to make the ongoing “synodal journey more tangible, visible and comprehensible.”
But by now, it is clear to everybody that for Francis “synodality” is only a smokescreen.
Critics of the pope suspected that Francis wanted to avoid the cardinals using this opportunity (the Lenten Retreat) to exchange ideas with one another and possibly express displeasure.
Pope on his office: "This work is not easy"
Ping
Give Francis another year or two and he will cancel Jesus
He look like hell. Hopefully he’ll be called home long before another year or two passes
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