Podcasts about vatileaks

Marco Ansaldo"La morte di Papa Francesco"L'annuncio della morte di Papa Francesco è stato dato nella Cappella di Casa Santa Marta dal camerlengo, il cardinale Kevin Farrell. Accanto a lui il cardinale Segretario di Stato Pietro Parolin, il Sostituto mons. Edgar Pena Parra e il Maestro delle Cerimonie mons. Diego Ravelli: “Carissimi fratelli e sorelle - le parole di Farrell - con profondo dolore devo annunciare la morte di nostro Santo Padre Francesco. Alle ore 7:35 di questa mattina il Vescovo di Roma, Francesco, è tornato alla casa del Padre. La sua vita tutta intera è stata dedicata al servizio del Signore e della Sua chiesa. Ci ha insegnato a vivere i valori del Vangelo con fedeltà, coraggio ed amore universale, in modo particolare a favore dei più poveri e emarginati. Con immensa gratitudine per il suo esempio di vero discepolo del Signore Gesù, raccomandiamo l'anima di Papa Francesco all'infinito amore misericordioso di Dio Uno e Trino.” Emorragia cerebrale possibile causa della morte. Ieri, a Pasqua, l'ultima apparizione davanti a 35mila fedeli. Bandiere a mezz'asta a Palazzo Chigi, Camera, Senato e Quirinale. Ma anche ambasciate e caserme. Migliaia in preghiera a piazza San Pietro.Marco Ansaldo è considerato uno dei più autorevoli esperti di Turchia, paese dove da più di trent'anni viaggia, lavorando e abitando a Istanbul. Si è occupato di politica e cultura scrivendo centinaia di reportage e una lunga serie di interviste con i maggiori protagonisti, dal presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan al premio Nobel per la letteratura Orhan Pamuk. Ha redatto le voci dell'Enciclopedia Treccani e del Dizionario Utet, e inventato il Foro di dialogo intergovernativo Italia-Turchia. Da Istanbul ha collaborato anche con La7 al programma Atlantide.Per sette anni, dal 2010 al 2016, è stato vaticanista di Repubblica, dove ha seguito i pontificati di Papa Benedetto XVI e di Papa Francesco. Ha seguito due Conclavi, decine di viaggi papali, il caso dei Corvi in Vaticano e gli scandali Vatileaks 1 e 2. Da più di dieci anni scrive di Vaticano per il prestigioso settimanale tedesco Die Zeit.Genovese, è ambasciatore all'estero dell'U.C. Sampdoria e ha scritto tre testi sul calcio; per anni disc-jockey e conduttore radiofonico, allievo di tre Conservatori di Stato si occupa anche di musica collaborando oggi con Rai Radio 3.È curatore di cicli e convegni culturali e tiene conferenze in organismi e istituzioni sui vari temi di cui è esperto. Ha scritto una quindicina di libri e oggi vive fra Istanbul, Genova e Roma. È probiviro della Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

O Papa Francisco faleceu esta segunda-feira, aos 88 anos, um mês depois de ter tido alta de um internamento que durou cerca de cinco semanas, devido a uma pneumonia dupla. Em 2013, o Papa Francisco foi o primeiro jesuíta a chegar à liderança da Igreja Católica, o primeiro Papa não europeu em mais de 1200 anos, e o primeiro oriundo do hemisfério sul, da Argentina. Durante o seu pontificado de 12 anos, o Sumo Pontífice — conhecido como o Papa da periferia — tentou dar sinais de modernidade à instituição, reformando a Cúria, combatendo os abusos sexuais cometidos na Igreja, e entreabrindo as portas aos divorciados e homossexuais. Decisões que motivaram críticas por parte dos sectores mais conservadores da Igreja. Em entrevista à RFI, Dom Arlindo Furtado, cardeal de Cabo Verde, afirma que o Papa Francisco deu o seu contributo para melhorar a Igreja, que precisava de uma profunda reforma. Como é que recebeu a notícia da morte do Papa Francisco?Era expectável, mas, devido à sua presença permanente junto do público — e mesmo ontem, na celebração da Páscoa — esperava que esse acontecimento viesse mais tarde. Foi uma surpresa, por causa disso, mas parece-me que ele estava consciente do fim derradeiro. A visita que fez a Santa Maria Maior e à Basílica de São Pedro, horas antes do início da cerimónia da Vigília Pascal, dá a impressão de que queria despedir-se.Há duas coisas que me parecem importantes de dizer: o Papa Francisco cumpriu a sua missão até ao fim e morreu no momento em que a Igreja celebra a ressurreição de Jesus Cristo.Doze anos de pontificado. Um Papa jesuíta, argentino, que sempre teve um comportamento modesto. Que herança deixa este Papa?[O Papa Francisco] procurou dar à Igreja o seu devido carácter, a sua personalidade. A Igreja é de Jesus Cristo, e deve viver ao estilo do Mestre, ou seja: "Aquilo que Eu faço, vós também deveis fazer". O Papa, sendo jesuíta e profundo conhecedor de Jesus Cristo, procurou também, nesse aspecto, seguir o exemplo, com simplicidade, despojamento, pobreza, generosidade e atenção a todos. Porque Cristo assumiu a humanidade de todos, e quer salvar a todos.Mostrar que ser católico é estar no mundo com o mundo?Ser católico é estar no mundo com todos, mas sempre em peregrinação rumo à Pátria. Portanto, estar no mundo, vivendo os valores da humanidade, mas com orientação para a nossa Pátria definitiva, segundo Jesus nos ensinou.O Papa Francisco escolheu visitar a República Centro-Africana e nunca veio a Paris. Ele, que era conhecido como o Papa da periferia. Que mensagem pretendia passar?A atitude dele é muito simples: aqueles que estão no centro, sempre estiveram no centro — podem continuar no centro. Mas aqueles que estão na periferia precisam também de estar mais ao centro. É também uma questão de justiça, de igualdade, de sentido, de nós sermos uma só família, uma só comunidade. É preciso promover os que estão mais em baixo, para que possam alcançar, pelo menos, um nível de mediania.O pontificado de Francisco fica ainda marcado pelo escândalo Vatileaks, que revelou corrupção. O Sumo Pontífice levou a cabo uma reforma da Cúria, reforma que lhe valeu alguns inimigos no seio da Igreja…Sim. Em todo o lado, ele falava muito de modernidade. Também dentro da Igreja, onde está o ser humano, há mundanidade, há prevalência da tentação. O Papa tentou reformar a Igreja, reformar a Cúria, para que fosse uma estrutura ao serviço do Evangelho, da missão da Igreja, para além dos interesses privados ou pessoais.Foi o que procurou fazer. Mas nós sabemos que o próprio Jesus Cristo não escapou à traição, porque, no grupo de apóstolos que escolheu, também houve traidores.A Igreja não está imune a essas coisas, mas deve estar atenta, para que aconteçam o menos possível ou, se possível, sejam evitadas, prevenidas, para que a Igreja corresponda mais à imagem de uma família de gente de bem, ao serviço de todos. À imagem de Jesus Cristo. O Papa deu o seu contributo para melhorar a situação da Igreja, que precisava de uma profunda reforma.Ele queria que muitas das reformas fossem irreversíveis. Isso será possível?Espero que sim. Parece-me que a sua grande preocupação era fechar um ciclo, no sentido de não facilitar o retrocesso. Mas, de qualquer maneira, há reformas que não sofrerão retrocesso, porque se criou uma dinâmica na Igreja que, com a ajuda do Espírito Santo, irá prosseguir.Em 2014, o Papa Francisco criou uma comissão para combater os abusos cometidos na Igreja. Onde estamos agora, nessa luta?É um processo complexo, longo. Esta questão não pode retroceder, pois trata-se de uma dinâmica de clarificação, de purificação, de orientação para o futuro. Não pode parar.É um processo que não termina com um Papa. Vai, agora, fazer parte da dinâmica da Igreja ao longo da sua história. Não tem um fim à vista.Essa prevenção, esse cuidado e acompanhamento de todos os abusos, de toda a ordem — não só o abuso sexual, que infelizmente também existe na Igreja — são fundamentais.Várias afirmações do Papa Francisco, de certa forma, chocaram a Igreja. Lembro-me da declaração: “Se uma pessoa é gay e quiser procurar Deus, quem sou eu para o impedir?” Ou quando falava das famílias numerosas: “as pessoas não se devem comportar como coelhos”. Estas afirmações vieram revolucionar a Igreja?Não acho que tenha sido uma revolução, mas sim uma clarificação de alguns pontos onde podia haver ambiguidade. Cristo não nos pediu para julgarmos ninguém — não temos esse direito.Não temos dados sobre a vida das pessoas para as julgarmos, porque, muitas vezes, julgamos pelas aparências. Deus criador não nos permite descartar pessoas que Ele criou por amor.Não podemos julgar o foro interno das pessoas diante de Deus — só Ele o poderá fazer.Quanto à questão da família numerosa: é verdade, não somos coelhos. A paternidade responsável já era um tema abordado há muitas décadas, pelo menos desde o Concílio Vaticano II — mesmo antes disso.Aqueles que geram filhos devem ser responsáveis pela prole — pelo conjunto dos seus descendentes.E, também, em relação ao aborto, o Papa foi claro. A Igreja é clara nesse aspecto: a vida humana deve ser respeitada desde a concepção até à morte natural.O Papa Francisco mostrou-se chocado com o encerramento de fronteiras, com o tratamento dado aos migrantes, com os conflitos globais. Alertou para estes dramas. Também aqui, deixou um legado importante?O Papa era um homem sensível a todos, sobretudo aos que mais precisavam — à periferia e à ultra-periferia.É verdade que cada região, cada continente, cada país tem as suas responsabilidades e as suas estruturas. Mas o ser humano não pode fechar os olhos aos dramas de outros seres humanos.Em 2015, Dom Arlindo Gomes foi nomeado cardeal de Cabo Verde pelo Papa Francisco. Que homem era este Papa?Felizmente, tive muitas oportunidades de estar com ele. Era um homem de Deus, um homem ao serviço da Igreja, e que tinha uma visão do conjunto. Procurava reduzir a situação de periferia de certos sectores do mundo e da própria Igreja, para que todos se sentissem em família, com dignidade, em todas as circunstâncias.Senhor acredita que o próximo Papa poderá vir do continente africano?Penso que, como aconteceu no passado, também agora Jesus providenciará um Papa à altura dos desafios da Igreja e do mundo de hoje. O Papa é da Igreja — por isso pode vir da Europa, da Ásia, das Américas, de África ou da Oceânia.Deve ser um homem da Igreja, e que desempenhe um papel suficiente — se não mesmo extraordinário — para que a Igreja continue a sua missão no mundo, ao serviço da humanidade.Dom Arlindo Gomes poderá desempenhar esse papel na Igreja?O Espírito Santo saberá. Aqui não há ambições pessoais, nem palpites.Confiamos no Espírito Santo e temos a certeza de que surgirá um Papa de que a Igreja precisa, nos tempos de hoje — seja ele quem for.

Popes in palaces. Time machines in the basement. A filing cabinet so secret you need a prayer to open it. This week, we're deep-diving into the world's holiest city-state and asking: what the actual hell is going on behind those gold doors? From haunted crypts and cursed relics to real-life exorcists and a prophecy that says this might be the last Pope ever—we're cracking open centuries of mystery, scandal, and sacred shade. Get in, loser. We're going to Vatican City.General Historical and Structural InfoVatican.va – Official Vatican website (basic info about the state, pope, Swiss Guard, archives, etc.)History.com – Background on the Lateran Treaty, Vatican City's creation, and papal historyBritannica.com – Overviews of Vatican institutions, exorcisms, relics, and the papacySpecific Topics and ClaimsThe Secret Archives & Forbidden BooksNational Geographic's “Secrets of the Vatican” (documentary + article)Vatican Apostolic Archive (archive.vatican.va)“The Vatican's Secret Archives Aren't Secret” – The AtlanticThe Vatican Necropolis / St. Peter's TombVatican's Scavi Office (scavi.va)Smithsonian Magazine: “The Secret History Beneath the Vatican”RH-Negative Blood TheoryAncient Origins: “The Mystery of Rh-Negative Blood”Gaia.com articles (used with caution due to fringe angle)Chronovisor“Father Ernetti's Chronovisor: The Vatican's Secret Time Machine” – Mysterious UniverseFortean Times and Ancient Aliens references (credible in the way spooky entertainment needs to be)Prophecy of the Popes / St. Malachy“Prophecy of the Popes” – Catholic EncyclopediaHistory Today: “Is Pope Francis the Last Pope?”Emanuela Orlandi CaseNetflix: Vatican Girl (documentary series)BBC News, Reuters, and NPR reports on tomb openings and Vatican responsesMiracle of San GennaroLiveScience: “Blood of Saint Januarius Turns to Liquid in Alleged Miracle”Smithsonian Channel coverage of the phenomenonVatiLeaksThe Guardian, New York Times, and BBC News articles on both VatiLeaks scandals“Merchants in the Temple” – Gianluigi Nuzzi (journalist involved in VatiLeaks)Cadaver SynodHistory Extra: “The Cadaver Synod: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial”Catholic Herald historical features

Hosť podcastu: IMRICH GAZDA, cirkevný analytik, denník Postoj Rozoberáme autobiografiu Nádej od pápeža Františka – čo v nej Svätý Otec odhaľuje, prezrádza, čo píše o rodine, dievčatách, futbale, literatúre. Kedysi učil literatúru a je to v knihe poznať, jeho prehľad a rôzne citáty. Hovoríme o osudových láskach pápeža, o Vatileaks a odhaľujúcich dokumentoch, o dvoch atentátoch, ktorým čelil... Venujeme sa aj súčasnej situácii, kedy je pápež v nemocnici, ako mu v minulosti vyoperovali časť pľúc a čo hovorí o smrti.

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Vatileaks (or Vatican Document Leaks) caused a lot of trouble in Rome in 2012, leading directly (allegedly) to the Pope abdicating his office for the first time in centuries.Paolo Gabriele (papal butler) snuck documents to GianLuigi Nuzzi (Italian journalist) to expose the corruption of Archbishop Carlo Mario Vigano.The Holy See was burying sex scandals, bribery, home invasions, and overpriced home improvements and helicopter rides, and so much more. Did you know that canonizing a saint costs about half a million euros?Vatican Spokesman, Federico Lombardi, coined the term "Vati-Leaks." Since all this drama, a few changes have helped improve things, but much has yet to be done....Support us on Patreon or you can get our merch at Spreadshop. Join the Community on Discord. Learn more great religion factoids on Facebook and Instagram. 

Vatileaks es el nombre que se le dio a una serie de filtraciones de documentos secretos del Vaticano que comenzaron en 2011. Las filtraciones revelaron información sobre una variedad de temas, incluyendo corrupción, nepotismo y escándalos sexuales. La primera filtración importante se produjo en enero de 2011, cuando el diario italiano La Repubblica publicó un documento que revelaba que el cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, entonces secretario de Estado del Vaticano, había gastado millones de euros en obras de arte y otros artículos de lujo. Las filtraciones continuaron durante los siguientes meses, revelando información sobre una variedad de otros temas. En marzo de 2012, se publicó un libro titulado "Su Santidad: Los documentos secretos de Benedicto XVI", que contenía cartas y memorandos privados del papa Benedicto XVI. ¡FELIZ 2024! NOTA: ESTE PODCAST, es un podcast amigo y por tanto, NO ES EL OFICIAL del programa “Voces del Misterio”, para comentarios sobre los temas tratados o las opiniones de los colaboradores del programa, por favor, contactar con el programa en https://revistavocesdelmisterio.wordpress.com/. Sigue a PARANORMALIA a través de la WEB (https://paranormalia.webcindario.com/), FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/paranormaliaweb/) o TWITTER (@paranormaliaweb).

durée : 00:37:37 - Rendez-vous avec X... - par : Patrick PESNOT - Démission d'un cardinal pour conduite inappropriée, existence supposée d'un lobby gay parmi les plus hauts dignitaires de l'église, sombres histoires d'argent noir et de rivalités révélées par le scandale Vatileaks.

La distancia entre los asuntos de Dios y de la mafia es prácticamente inexistente cuando se analiza la historia del Banco Vaticano. Corrupción, chantaje y muertes han campado a sus anchas en la casa del Señor tejiendo una red tan densa que deshacerla, a día de hoy, aún se asume imposible. La historia, al igual que las mejores películas corales, puede ser contada desde muchos ángulos. Aquí la contaremos a través de dos hechos que influyeron especialmente en el descrédito en que se sumió la entidad: los lazos con el Banco Ambrosiano y la misteriosa muerte de Roberto Calvi, una relación que marcaría las finanzas de la Santa Sede para siempre. Desde que el Papa Pío XII lo fundara en 1942, han sido más las décadas en las que en Banco Vaticano ha protagonizado escándalos que las que estuvo libre de pecado. El objetivo primigenio del Instituto para las Obras de Religión (IOR), nombre oficial de la entidad, era administrar los bienes propiedad de la Iglesia Católica destinados a obras de religión o caridad, pero los distintos gestores que estuvieron a los mandos diversificaron las tareas hacia terrenos más pantanosos.Para adentrarse en la polémica es necesario presentar al primero de los protagonistas: el Banco Ambrosiano, del que el Banco Vaticano era principal accionista. El llamado 'banco de los curas', fue fundado en 1896 por el Beato Giuseppe Tovini, con el propósito de promover un banco católico entre la oferta de bancos laicos ya existentes. La idea original se pervertiría en el siglo siguiente. En 1960, la expansión del negocio le llevó a Luxemburgo, donde abrirían una filial bajo el nombre de Holding del Banco Ambrosiano. Esta estaría presidida por Carlo Canesi, quien contrataría para su equipo a Roberto Calvi y marcaría, sin saberlo, la historia del Banco Vaticano.Calvi tuvo una promoción rápida y en 1971 ya había alcanzado la presidencia del Banco Ambrosiano. Con él al frente, los negocios en el exterior se multiplicaron: compañías en Bahamas o Sudamérica o una filial el Perú, el Banco Ambrosiano Andino. Y también se expandió el campo de acción hacia trámites como el que blanqueó dinero de partidos políticos o la dictadura de Somoza en Nicaragua. Incluso habría proporcionado fondos al movimiento anticomunista Solidaridad en Polonia, país de origen del Papa Juan Pablo II y argumento principal de la guerra ideológica contra el comunismo en la que se adentraría más tarde el Vaticano.Para 1978, el Banco de Italia elaboró un informe en el que advertía de los sospechosos movimientos de fondos del Banco Ambrosiano y promovió una investigación sobre el imperio financiero de Calvi. Sin embargo, un cúmulo de trágicos sucesos ocurrido ese mismo año, y coincidentes con el inicio de las averiguaciones en torno al 'banco de los curas', oscurecerían aún más la historia. Por un lado, el asesinato de Emilio Alessandrini, el magistrado de Milán que investigaba el caso y por otro, la muerte del Papa Juan Pablo I en septiembre de 1978, a los 65 años y apenas un mes después de que la fumata le anunciara en el cargo, suscitó varias teorías que apuntaban al asesinato ante los planes del pontífice para limpiar el nombre del Banco Vaticano.

Dopo le chiamate dell'Amerikano, nell'agosto '83 un gruppo terroristico inizia a rivendicare il sequestro di Emanuela Orlandi: il Fronte Turkesh. Da questo momento, i casi di Emanuela Orlandi e Mirella Gregori inizieranno ad essere associati nella comune pista del terrorismo internazionale.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/italia-nera-il-male-nel-belpaese--5702018/support.

Cardinal George Pell, an Australian prelate who served as the Vatican's first financial overlord, has died. The cardinal was also intimately involved with the present revision of the English translation of the Mass and had been the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted and imprisoned for child sexual abuse. The judgment was later unanimously overturned by a full bench of Australia's high court, but only after he served more than 400 days in maximum-security prisons. On “Inside the Vatican” this week, hosts Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O'Connell, delve into Cardinal Pell's legacy dealing with sexual abuse—not only the charges of which he was exonerated, but also the controversial approach he took in dealing with the clerical sexual abuse of minors when he was the archbishop of Melbourne, which some people argue, Ricardo says, “was much more reform to protect the abusers than those abused.” They also look at his stealthy and much-praised reforms to Vatican finances, when he served as the first prefect for the then-Secretariat of the Economy under Pope Francis, with whom he “was not exactly 100 percent on the same theological vision of church as,” says Gerry. “One of the first things the pope aimed at was the reform of Vatican finances—he knew that that really was a jungle,” Gerry adds. “And so he chose what he called the ranger, the Australian ranger. And he said, ‘You take charge.'” Cardinal Joseph Zen Zi-kiun, the 90-year-old prelate from Hong Kong, who was arrested on suspicious charges last year, was given special permission to travel to the Vatican to attend the funeral of his friend, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. While in Rome, Cardinal Zen also met with Pope Francis. The meeting sparked questions about what many have thought to be an adversarial relationship between the two. Gerry and Ricardo parse the meeting, which Gerry judges to have been “something great; a healing event, a moment of reconciliation.” For Ricardo, the meeting between the two reveals how “complex these issues are,” he says. And it also reveals a larger move “by certain religious media—Catholic media—to put Pope Francis in opposition to others, or others in opposition to Pope Francis,” he argues. “This is a simplification that doesn't tell half of the story.” In the second half of the show, Ricardo and Gerry dig into the news surrounding Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who was Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's closest aide and confidant as well as his personal secretary. Gänswein is releasing a tell-all book that he says will answer long-held questions about, among others, the complicated relationship between Pope Francis and the pope emeritus; the drama surrounding the butler responsible for the “Vatileaks” scandal—which sought to expose the Vatican's dirty finances; and the 30-year-old missing person case of Emanuela Orlandi or “Vatican Girl,” as she has come to be known in the title of a Netflix documentary. Ricardo and Gerry address some of the questions the book raises, and whether the book will further compromise the archbishop's already tenuous relationship with the present pope.  Gerry has read an advanced copy of the book, and with it, he says that “Gänswein has shot himself in the foot.” Links from the show: Australia's Cardinal Pell dies suddenly at 81 Pope Francis meets with Hong Kong's Cardinal Zen the day after Benedict XVI's funeral Pope Benedict XVI's secretary, advocate and confidant: What you need to know about Georg Gänswein Pope Francis has private audience with longtime Benedict aide amid tell-all book fallout Cardinal Pell blasts Pope Francis in secret memo: ‘This pontificate is a disaster' ‘Vatican Girl': subject of Netflix's true-crime show has case reopened by Holy See Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

« Même le football ne détourne plus l'attention de la politique brésilienne » constate avec humour le Suddeusche Zeitung…référence à la disparition de Pelé ce week-end. « Lula fait l'éloge de la démocratie, révoque les actes de Bolsonaro et oscille entre unité et polarisation » titre au brésil La Folha de Sao Polo qui rend compte de la cérémonie d'investiture.   Un évènement « élaboré » pour le New York Times qui décrit « un cortège, un festival de musique et des centaines de milliers de partisans remplissant l'esplanade centrale de la capitale ». Le Washington Post se fait l'écho d'une « marée rouge acclamant le nouveau président en levant la main pour faire le L de Lula ».   « Beaucoup d'émotion » note le Devoir qui décrit un président « s'interrompant entre deux sanglots » lors de son discours. Le quotidien québécois relaye les promesses de Lula : « lutter contre la faim, « combattre toutes les formes d'inégalités ». « Plus personne ne sera un citoyen de seconde classe », promet-il.  El Pais observe le changement de ton entre la cérémonie d'investiture de Lula et la précédente, celle de Jair Bolsonaro : « Au lieu d'un panorama d'hommes blancs en costumes ou en uniformes, les participants étaient un reflet plus fidèle de la société brésilienne, avec de nombreuses femmes, de jeunes Noirs, plusieurs indigènes avec leurs coiffes et leurs peintures ou encore une drag queen dans une robe rouge spectaculaire ».  De quoi susciter l'espoir de ses partisans. The Guardian a rencontré une féministe de 60 ans. Elle a fait 55 heures de route depuis l'Amazonie pour assister à la fin de Bolsonaro. Et elle l'assure : « je suis convaincue qu'un nouveau printemps est arrivé ».  Mais le quotidien britannique cite aussi le biographe américain de Lula qui évoque la principale priorité du nouveau président : « réunifier une nation amèrement divisée ». Une tache « difficile » selon lui « étant donné le gouffre toxique entre les Lulistas et les Bolsonaristas ». « L'idée que tout va être rose, pêche et crème est erronée », confie-t-il au Guardian.   Pour lui, le soulagement au Brésil n'est pas sans rappeler la réaction des démocrates après la chute de Trump : « Ouf, ok, maintenant, les choses peuvent revenir à la normale. Mais elles ne sont pas revenues à la normale aux États-Unis », martèle le biographe.   Et le Times abonde dans le sens du Guardian. « Comme un rappel de la polarisation du pays, une foule d'irréductibles partisans de Bolsonaro a passé la journée d'hier à camper devant le quartier général de l'armée à Brasilia. Comme depuis deux mois », constate le quotidien, « ils demandent aux militaires d'annuler le résultat de l'élection ».   Si les partisans de Jair Bolsonaro étaient à Brasilia, ce n'était pas le cas de l'ancien président d'extrême droite….   Une absence remarquée bien sûr. C'est normalement lui, rappelle le Temps, qui doit remettre l'écharpe présidentielle a son successeur. Qu'à cela ne tienne, « c'est un groupe de citoyens, parmi lesquels le cacique et défenseur emblématique de la forêt amazonienne : le chef Raoni qui lui a remis », note le quotidien suisse.  Jair Bolsonaro lui, « s'est réveillé hier à des milliers de kilomètres de là, en Floride, dans une maison louée à un combattant professionnel d'arts martiaux mixtes, à quelques kilomètres de Disney World », nous apprend le New York Times. « Confronté à diverses enquêtes liées à son mandat, l'ancien chef d'État s'est envolé pour Orlando vendredi soir et prévoit de rester en Floride pendant au moins un mois », précise le journal.  « Le dirigeant sortant semble une nouvelle fois suivre le livre de jeu de son proche allié, Donald Trump, qui a également séché l'investiture en 2020 de son successeur », constate le Washington Post.  Pour le New York Times, cela montre bien le « malaise de Jair Bolsonaro quant à son avenir au Brésil ».   Et il a peut-être raison de s'inquiéter. Comme le rapporte le Times à Londres, la foule rassemblée hier à Brasilia criait des : « Pas d'amnistie, pas d'amnistie ! »   À Québec, le Devoir rappelle d'ailleurs que le président sortant « perd dès à présent son immunité présidentielle ».  Enfin, s'il fallait une preuve que les Brésiliens n'oublient pas le football, ni la religion d'ailleurs : « Une minute de silence a été observée hier au Congrès en hommage à Pelé et au pape émérite Benoît XVI », constate le Temps.   La disparition de l'ancien souverain pontife qui prend aussi une bonne place dans la presse internationale   Ce que retient le Washington Post, c'est que « les funérailles de Benoît XVI mettent un terme à l'ère compliquée des deux papes ». Le journal parle d'une « relation chaleureuse mais souvent maladroite »   En Suisse, le Devoir parle d'une « cohabitation insolite : l'Allemand Joseph Ratzinger, brillant théologien peu à l'aise avec les bains de foule, et l'Argentin Jorge Bergoglio, jésuite doté d'une parole incisive qui a voulu remettre les pauvres et les migrants au centre de la mission de l'Église ».  El Pais décrit « les trois visages de Joseph Ratzinger ». Le quotidien espagnol décrit Benoît XVI comme « un théologien progressiste, un puissant inquisiteur et un pape vaincu par les loups qui rôdent dans la curie vaticane ».  Et c'est ce que retient également le Devoir. Pour le quotidien, le pontificat de Benoît XVI fut également marqué par « la fuite de documents confidentiels, les Vatileaks, orchestrée par son majordome ». C'est ce scandale, selon le journal, qui avait « mis en évidence une Curie romaine minée par les intrigues et dénuée de rigueur financière ».  Au Liban, L'Orient le Jour retient surtout du pontificat de Benoît XVI « ses sorties parfois maladroites sur l'Islam », alors même, conclut le quotidien, que « Joseph Ratzinger est l'un des piliers de Vatican II et de son ouverture envers les autres religions ». 

Le 11 février 2013, alors qu'il couvre l'actualité du Vatican pour La Croix, Frédéric Mounier est l'un des rares journalistes à suivre en direct l'annonce de la renonciation du pape Benoît XVI. Il revient sur ce moment historique. Dans ce podcast, les grandes signatures de La Croix qui ont croisé la route du cardinal Joseph Ratzinger dressent le portrait d'un pape méconnu. ► Episode 1 sur 5 : Le pape qui a renoncé Le 11 février 2013, un coup de tonnerre parcourt le monde en quelques minutes : à Rome, le pape Benoît XVI, 85 ans, vient d'annoncer sa démission, effective à la fin du mois. Conformément à cette déclaration, le Siège apostolique est vacant à compter du 28 février 2013, à 20 heures précises. Jamais dans l'histoire contemporaine, un pape n'avait mis un terme à son pontificat, possibilité qu'il semblait alors inimaginable. Alors correspondant de La Croix à Rome, Frédéric Mounier est l'un des rares journalistes à avoir entendu en direct la déclaration de Benoît XVI. Avec quelques collègues seulement, il écoute la déclaration inopinée qui a surpris le monde entier, à commencer par les cardinaux réunis en consistoire et devant lesquels le pape s'exprimait en latin.  Éclairé du dénouement du pontificat, Frédéric Mounier relit également certains événements, comme autant de signes de la volonté de Benoît XVI de laisser les affaires en ordre pour son successeur. Mais il a aussi été témoin des mois précédant cette renonciation historique et des difficultés vécues par le pape allemand, allant jusqu'à la trahison d'un proche parmi les proches dans l'affaire Vatileaks.  Malgré ces épreuves, le départ historique du trône de Pierre n'a pas été contraint, mais bien une "renonciation préméditée, en toute liberté et en pleine connaissance de cause", comme l'exige d'ailleurs le droit canonique. Voyant ses forces physiques diminuer et sa capacité à diriger l'Église s'estomper, Benoît XVI a estimé qu'il était temps de laisser la charge à un autre. ► Vous avez une question ou une remarque ? Écrivez-nous à cette adresse : podcast.lacroix@groupebayard.com   CREDITS :  Rédaction en chef : Jérôme Chapuis. Responsable éditorial : Xavier Le Normand. Chargée de production : Célestine Albert-Steward. Réalisation : Flavien Edenne. Mixage, doublage et création musicale : Emmanuel Viau. Responsable marketing : Laurence Szabason. Illustration : Isaline Moulin. Extrait : Benoit XVI, discours aux cardinaux réunis en consistoire, le 11 février 2013. Place Saint Pierre est un podcast original de LA CROIX – Décembre 2022

In this episode:Ex-Cardinal McCarrick criminally charged for alleged sexual abuseWoman behind Vatileaks back in the spotlight for Cardinal Becciu trialThe Pillar informs Vatican and Newark of more priests using hook-up appsPope Francis' annual “August surprise” to comeItaly's golden summerSupport the show (https://cruxnow.com/support-crux/)

Hier, mardi 27 juillet, s'est succinctement ouvert avant d'être renvoyé au 5 octobre un procès autour d'un scandale financier pas tout à fait comme les autres. Le cardinal déchu Angelo Becciu figure parmi les dix prévenus qui doivent répondre de fraude, détournement de fonds, blanchiment ou encore extorsion. C'est la première fois qu'un religieux de si haut rang comparaît devant le tribunal du Vatican. Au cœur de l'histoire un investissement immobilier ruineux à Londres.  Le projet porte sur l'achat d'un immeuble dans le « So chic » quartier londonien de Chelsea pour y créer une cinquantaine d'appartements de luxe. Dans les années 2013-2014, la secrétairerie d'État, le cœur de la Curie romaine, emprunte plus de 200 millions de dollars, notamment au Crédit suisse pour investir dans un fonds luxembourgeois. La moitié de la somme doit servir à acheter un peu moins de la moitié de l'immeuble londonien, l'autre à réaliser des placements boursiers. Mais voilà, l'homme d'affaires à la tête de ce fonds investit l'argent de l'Église pour des « opérations spéculatives », des rachats de banques fragiles, par exemple. Quatre ans plus tard, le Vatican met fin à cette alliance avec le fonds, mais pas aux déboires. Les deux ans d'enquête ont mis en évidence l'utilisation imprudente du denier de Saint-Pierre, la collecte de dons dédiés aux actions caritatives. Sans lien avec l'achat londonien, le procès s'intéressera aussi à des sommes coquettes versées à des proches du cardinal Becciu. Pourfendeur de la spéculation financière Au-delà de ses finances, ces affaires ont terni l'image du Vatican alors même que le pape François dénonce régulièrement la spéculation financière. La réforme des finances du Vatican était même l'une de ses priorités. Jorge Bergoglio est devenu pape en 2013, un an après le premier Vatileaks. Avaient alors été publiés une série de documents faisant état de cas de corruption et de mauvaise gestion. À cette époque, Benoît XVI avait déjà fait un pas vers plus de transparence. Pour se mettre en conformité avec les normes internationales, il a créé l'AIF, l'Autorité d'information financière, qui a depuis été restructurée. Deux anciens dirigeants de cet AIF sont appelés à comparaître dans le cadre du procès qui vient de s'ouvrir. Quant au pape François, il a créé un secrétariat de l'Économie, un « ministère » chargé de superviser la gestion du Vatican. En 2019, est lancée la réforme de l'IOR, l'Institut pour les œuvres de religion, c'est-à-dire la banque du Vatican. L'une des mesures phares : ses bilans financiers doivent être vérifier par un commissaire aux comptes externe et non plus en interne ! Quelques années plus tôt, 5000 comptes en banque suspects avaient tout de même déjà été fermés. La réforme n'est pas encore achevée. Mais, ce procès doit être une page tournée vers plus de transparence. Sur ce point, un autre pas a été franchi. Il y a quelques jours, l'État pontifical a publié pour la première fois des informations sur son patrimoine immobilier. Patrimoine immobilier révélé Le plus petit État du monde possède plus de 5000 propriétés, dont 80% en Italie. Seulement 14 % sont louées aux prix du marché, les autres le sont à tarifs réduits. Il faut bien sûr prendre en compte que 40% des bâtiments sont institutionnels : des écoles, des couvents ou encore des hôpitaux. Les documents montrent aussi que l'Administration du Patrimoine du Siège apostolique possède des propriétés dans des quartiers huppés de Genève, Lausanne ou Paris. L'état des finances du Saint-Siège a aussi été publié. En 2020, les comptes étaient moins déficitaires qu'en 2019, mais déficitaires tout de même, à hauteur de 65 millions d'euros.

Il Presidente del Tribunale Vaticano ha disposto la citazione a giudizio degli imputati nell'ambito della vicenda legata agli investimenti finanziari a Londra della Segreteria di Stato vaticana che, si costituirà parte civile.

Wir erzählen euch von wilden "Fechtduellen" und feschen Hüteträgern im Vatikan. Hört rein und erfahrt, wieso es dem lieben Benedikt XVI. dann doch zu viel wurde.

Fotógrafo de acción durante tres décadas, corresponsal de guerra en 17 conflictos, productor de NBC News en sus oficinas de Beirut y Chipre, corresponsal del Grupo Prisa en Oriente Medio con sede en Beirut y Jerusalén y oficial de enlace de ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) en Afganistán, Irak o el portaaviones “USS Nimitz” y producido documentales para Discovery Channel o National Geographic. Eric ha recibido medallas de la OTAN, ONU, Emirato de Kuwait, Guardia Civil, Homeland Security, DEA, Colegio de Oficiales de la Marina Mercante, Policía de España e Italia y de los Servicios de Inteligencia de Ucrania y Rumania. Obtuvo en 2013 el II Premio Nacional de Investigación Periodística que concede la revista italiana Terra Incognita por su trabajo de investigación sobre el caso «Vatileaks», en el que predijo cinco meses antes la renuncia de Benedicto XVI. En el mes de julio del mismo año recibió el premio anual Strillaerischia (Italia) al Mejor Enviado Especial por su trabajo en Afganistán. Como escritor es autor de 29 ensayos políticos y cuatro novelas publicadas en 42 países, su última obra el libro "Los científicos de Hitler" acaba de publicarse: https://amzn.to/3apuGWq Eric es el creador del Reto Pelayo Vida, organizando expediciones con con mujeres supervivientes de cáncer, con niños que han sufrido bullying, o con niños en riesgo de exclusión social. Este año será su séptima edición, con una apasionante expedición al paralelo 66 norte. http://www.retopelayovida.com Las mujeres que se presentan al Reto Pelayo Vida, representan a todas esas mujeres que luchan cada día contra el cáncer que padecen. Las mujeres que consiguen una plaza en alguno de los Retos, tienen la gran responsabilidad, por ellas y por todos esos pacientes, que vean que después del cáncer se pueden hacer miles de cosas y de que sigue habiendo mucha vida. Ver a estas mujeres ascender el pico más alto de África, atravesar el Atlántico, pisar el frío Ártico o pedalear en el Valle del Annapurna, demuestran que con una actitud positiva puedes derribar cualquier muro.

In the newest episode of What Catholics Believe, Fr. Jenkins: updates listeners on latest fallout concerning Abp. Viganò’s Dossier; discusses the roles of Vittorio Ettore Tedeschi & Abp. Viganò at the Vatican; how Abp. Viganò’s letter is related to VatiLeaks; talks about the Kim Davis story; examines the responsibility of Vatican II and the bishops who participated for this ‘New Springtime’ of sexual abuse; listens to Tom read emails from viewers and offers pertinent Catholic commentary; briefly reviews two papal encyclicals, Pascendi dominici gregis (http://tiny.cc/Pascendi) and Acerbo nimis (http://tiny.cc/Acerbo); and speaks of St. John Bosco’s vision in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

https://www.105.net/audio/benvenuti-nella-giungla/225755/francesca-immacolata-chaouqui.htmlhttps://www.105.net/audio/benvenuti-nella-giungla/225755/francesca-immacolata-chaouqui.htmlFri, 10 Feb 2017 14:37:16 +0100Radio 105Radio 105notorneremo tra poco su Sanremo ma adesso cambiamo argomento. Per mesi si è parlato di lei, ora è lei a dire la sua sullo scandalo Vatileaks 2, la fuga di documenti dal Vaticano. Per raccontare i contorni degli scandali finanziari della Santa Sede ha deciso di scrivere il libro “Nel nome di Pietro”. Francesca Chaouqui benvenuta nella Giungla0

con: il cronista de L'Espresso EMANUELE FITTIPALDI, il direttore di Avvenire MARCO TARQUINIO, il docente di Diritto Ecclesiastico e Canonico all'Università di Siena MARCO VENTURA, l'avvocatessa di Francesca Chaouqui LAURA SGRO'

con: il cronista de L'Espresso EMANUELE FITTIPALDI, il direttore di Avvenire MARCO TARQUINIO, il vescovo di Palestrina DAVID KERTZER

con: il cronista de L'Espresso EMANUELE FITTIPALDI, il direttore di Avvenire MARCO TARQUINIO, il professore di Antropologia e Storia presso la Brown University DAVID KERTZER, il giornalista GIANLUIGI NUZZI, il direttore della sala stampa della Santa Sede FEDERICO LOMBARDI

Le cronache italiane sono state riempite nelle ultime settimane dallo scandalo Vatileaks e di quella che è stata chiamata la "Papessa". Perché questo solito sciacallaggio mediatico? Sarà proprio lei, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, a raccontarci come sta vivendo queste settimane e quello che era il suo incarico nel Cosea, la commissione vaticana degli affari economici del Vaticano.Sotto processo nella Santa Sede insieme ai giornalisti Nuzzi e Fittipaldi è stata accusata da Mons. Balda che ha raccontato di avere avuto rapporti intimi con lei accostando lei ed il marito ai servizi segreti. Che cosa nasconde realmente questo intrigo da romanzo?Ne parleremo insieme a Francesca, con la partecipazione di Paolo Franceschetti e Gianfranco Carpeoro, con i quesiti sulla vicenda di Maestro di Dietrologia.

Ospite della puntata Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui: insieme a Paolo Franceschetti e Gianfranco Carpeoro si parla dello scandalo Vatileaks2, di Vaticano,papa Francesco, gesuiti, servizi segreti, ecc. Maestro Di Dietrologia sottoporrà Francesca alle sue 7 domande. Poi a ruota libera e intervista di Stefania Nicoletti a Paolo Sensini su Siria e Medio Oriente. Border Nights va in onda in diretta ogni martedi alle 22 su Web Radio Network. Per intervenire: bordernights@webradionetwork.eu blog www.bordernights.it gruppo Facebook Border Nights

Le cronache italiane sono state riempite nelle ultime settimane dallo scandalo Vatileaks e di quella che è stata chiamata la "Papessa". Perché questo solito sciacallaggio mediatico? Sarà proprio lei, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, a raccontarci come sta vivendo queste settimane e quello che era il suo incarico nel Cosea, la commissione vaticana degli affari economici del Vaticano.Sotto processo nella Santa Sede insieme ai giornalisti Nuzzi e Fittipaldi è stata accusata da Mons. Balda che ha raccontato di avere avuto rapporti intimi con lei accostando lei ed il marito ai servizi segreti. Che cosa nasconde realmente questo intrigo da romanzo?Ne parleremo insieme a Francesca, con la partecipazione di Paolo Franceschetti e Gianfranco Carpeoro, con i quesiti sulla vicenda di Maestro di Dietrologia.

Ospite della puntata Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui: insieme a Paolo Franceschetti e Gianfranco Carpeoro si parla dello scandalo Vatileaks2, di Vaticano,papa Francesco, gesuiti, servizi segreti, ecc. Maestro Di Dietrologia sottoporrà Francesca alle sue 7 domande. Poi a ruota libera e intervista di Stefania Nicoletti a Paolo Sensini su Siria e Medio Oriente. Border Nights va in onda in diretta ogni martedi alle 22 su Web Radio Network. Per intervenire: bordernights@webradionetwork.eu blog www.bordernights.it gruppo Facebook Border Nights

con: Emiliano Fittipaldi de L'Espresso, Riccardo Cristiano vaticanista

con: Emiliano Fittipaldi de L'Espresso, Riccardo Cristiano vaticanista, Fulvio D'Angelo prete anticamorra della parrocchia dello Spirito Santo in Arzano

con: Emiliano Fittipaldi de L'Espresso, Riccardo Cristiano vaticanista, Edoardo Menichelli cardinale e arcivescovo di Ancona e Osimo

di Andrea Di Marco

Conduce Giancarlo Loquenzi,scheda di Valeria D'Onofrio. Ospiti: Emiliano Fittipaldi (giornalista e autore di "Avarizia" Feltrinelli ), Gianluigi Nuzzi (giornalista e autore di "via Crucis" Chiarelettere editore)

Conduce Giancarlo Loquenzi. Ospiti: Emiliano Fittipaldi (giornalista e autore di "Avarizia" Feltrinelli ), Gianluigi Nuzzi (giornalista e autore di "via Crucis" Chiarelettere editore),ascoltatori.

con: Marco Politi vaticanista, Ignazio Ingrao di Panorama, Marco Tarquinio direttore di Avvenire, Enzo Bianchi priore comunità di Bose

con: Marco Politi vaticanista, Ignazio Ingrao di Panorama, Marco Tarquinio direttore di Avvenire, Emiliano Fittipaldi de L'Espresso, Lorenzo Fazio editore Chiarelettere, Giulia Bongiorno avvocatessa di Francesca Chaouqui

Vatileaks 2. Giacomo Galeazzi, vaticanista de "La Stampa" - Pasolini contro la società dei consumi. Roberto Chiesi, Responsabile del Fondo Pasolini a Bologna.

Pope Francis is being acclaimed for his leadership of the Roman Catholic Church with even secular newspapers running headlines like "Pope Idol". But he was only elected because last February his predecessor Benedict XVI became the first Pope in centuries to resign. Was it a simple matter of ill health, or was he impelled to step down because of scandals at the Vatican Bank, claims of a "gay cabal" within the Vatican and the Vatileaks affair, in which the Pope's butler was arrested for leaking confidential documents? Mark Dowd travels to Rome to try to find the truth behind the Papal resignation. He talks to, among others, Cardinal Francis Arinze, who was present at the momentous meeting at which Benedict announced his decision to step down.

Summary of today's show: The media rumors are swirling about who's in the running for the papacy and the speculation this past weekend swirled around Cardinal Seán in journalistic chatter around Rome. Scot Landry and Fr. Michael Harrington discuss the talk and the qualities that might make Cardinal Seán a consideration in the conclave. Then on the day before The Light Is On For You begins again for Lent, they discuss the Sacrament of Reconciliation and God's mercy and love extended for the forgiveness of those who seek Him. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Fr. Michael Harrington Links from today's show: Today's topics: Buzz about Cardinal Seán as papabile and the Sacrament of Confession 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed everyone to the show. He talked about a story over the weekend from John Allen, who covers the Vatican for the National Catholic Reporter newspaper and is considered one of the leading Vaticanists in the US. Allen wrote that the “buzz grows in Rome” for Cardinal Seán. First, Scot played a clip from Cardinal Seán at a press conference last week on what he's looking for in the next pope as he looks at the other cardinals to choose from in the upcoming conclave. He listed the things the new pope should have, which ends up being essentially a list that would make a superpastor: A leader with deep faith energy Passion organizational skills cultural experience who inspires the young facility with languages Scot and Fr. Michael Harrington both agreed that Cardinal Seán himself has many of these same qualities. Fr. Mike said he is also not afraid to introduce new programs and to be an evangelizer in new ways to introduce the faith. Scot said he's happy and willing to try new things. Some have worked out well, others less so. Fr. Mike said he's often the first to try new initiatives, like setting up the first blog by a cardinal, the first to set up a catholic media secretariat in his diocese, the first to take on a pastoral plan the size of Disciples in Mission, focused on evangelization. Scot said he received many emails from friends today telling him about Allen's story. Here's what Allen wrote: For a long time, conventional wisdom held that an American could not be elected to the Throne of Peter because you can't have a “superpower pope.” Not only do the Americans already have too much power, or so the theory went, but a shadow would hang over the papacy as part of the world would suspect its decisions were being secretly crafted by the CIA. In the early 21st century, however, some of the air has gone out of that bias, because the United States is no longer the world's lone superpower. As a result, for the first time an American seems thinkable. While the U.S. media has focused on Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York as the most plausible, if still remote, American prospect, another name has generated a surprising degree of buzz in the Italian press: Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, partly on the strength of his profile as a reformer on the church's sexual abuse scandals, and partly because of his Capuchin simplicity as a perceived antidote to the Vatican's reputation for intrigue and power games. Here's a sampling of what's been in the Italian papers over the last few days vis-à-vis the 68-year-old Capuchin cardinal of Boston. Marco Politi One of Italy's most-cited Vatican writers, Marco Politi gave an interview on Feb. 14 to the Suddeutsche Zeitung, the main daily in Munich, in which he was asked who the favorites are heading into the conclave. He replied: “There are no favorites. It's not like 2005, when there was a clear candidate in Ratzinger and a strong contrast in Martini. The situation is very fragmented, and there are many papabili. There's Cardinal Scola of Milan, and Cardinal Ouellet who heads the Congregation for Bishops. There are candidates from South America, as well as outsiders such as Cardinal O'Malley of Boston and Cardinal Erdo of Budapest. There's not yet any aggregation of votes.” AGI The “Italian Journalistic Agency,” or AGI, ran a piece three days ago on the church's “champions” in the fight against clerical abuse, lauding O'Malley for “restoring credibility to the church after the ‘escape' to Rome of his predecessor, Bernard Law, pursued by legal causes seeking compensation (to compensate the victims, O'Malley sold the archbishop's residence and moved to live in a small room at the seminary).” Arena Published in Verona, Arena had a run-down today of probable candidates for the papacy from outside Italy. “In the United States, the most likely figures are Timothy Dolan, the exuberant archbishop of New York, and Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston,” it said. Il Giornale Last Tuesday, the day after Benedict's surprise announcement, Il Giornale published a run-down of possible popes. “There are diverse names of non-Europeans,” it said. “Among them, the name of the Capuchin archbishop of Boston, Sean O'Malley, is prominent, who resolved a situation rendered fairly dramatic not only by sexual abuses committed by priests but also by the cover-ups by his predecessor, Bernard Law. In recent weeks, among other things, Benedict XVI called to Rome as Promoter of Justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with responsibility for these cases, the ‘right hand' of O'Malley, Father Robert Oliver.” La Stampa Writing yesterday, Vatican-watcher Giacomo Galeazzi said that the candidate “indicated from the American bishops seems to be the courageous Capuchin friar O'Malley, the only cardinal, with the Archbishop of Vienna Christoph Schönborn, to publicly defend the victims of pedophilia (like Pope Benedict, who gave priority to efforts to render justice to those injured both in the soul and the body, and to relieve their suffering as much as possible) when the dean of the College of Cardinals, Angelo Sodano, defined the scandal as “petty gossip” in an embarrassing salute to the pope in 2010.” Paolo Rodari The well-regarded Vatican writer Paolo Rodari treated O'Malley at greatest length in a blog post last Saturday. “There are many who ask themselves if the next pope will be a Capuchin,” Rodari wrote. “On paper, the Capuchins have the numbers for giving the papacy a turning point. They're close to the people, they don't have a ‘clerical' mentality, they emphasize collaboration with the laity, and they have an attractively simple model of life. Those are three characteristics cut out for a church that's paid a high price for its scandals. … O'Malley is a humble prelate, which is no bad thing in a Roman Curia that's suffering not just a few financial difficulties. It's no accident that he's a Prince of the Church who prefers his simple brown Capuchin habit to the sartorial splendor to which his office entitles him. He's a cardinal who loves to dialogue with his faithful through Twitter, and uses his personal blog as an important instrument not only of communication but for meeting everybody, the faithful and even non-believers.” Scot said these are strong endorsements and credible articles by six leading publications in Italy. Fr. Mike said it shows anything is possible. He said when the cardinals sit down, they will discuss what are the emerging issues at this time for the Church and what does the Church need now. Scot said this all brings it out of the realm that a Pope Sean is a non-starter. He said there's a greater than zero chance of an American pope this time for various reasons. John Allen continues: I can confirm the O'Malley buzz from personal experience. Right now, it's tough for an American journalist to walk into the Vatican Press Office without fielding questions from colleagues about him. At the moment, this is basically journalistic chatter. The real action will begin next week, when most of the cardinals will be in town for Benedict XVI's big farewell on Feb. 28. We'll see then if O'Malley has serious traction as a candidate. As the cardinals from other parts of the world start to take a serious look, they're likely to see both promising qualities in O'Malley and question marks. On the plus side, many cardinals have said they'd like a pope with a global vision, sensitive to the church outside the West where two-thirds of Catholics today live. O'Malley has a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese literature, and has long experience of ministering to both Hispanics and Haitians. He worked in Chile as a priest, and served as the Bishop of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. He's deeply attached to many of the devotions popular at the Catholic grassroots across the developing world. O'Malley has at least a basic command of Italian, seen by most as a prerequisite for serving as the Bishop of Rome. O'Malley's simplicity isn't just a matter of wearing his brown habit, or insisting on being called “Cardinal Sean.” By reputation he's not given to building empires or playing political games, and on the back of the Vatileaks mess, ongoing questions about the Vatican Bank, and other perceived Vatican imbroglios, that profile could strike some cardinals as just what the doctor ordered. Despite his overall image as a moderate, O'Malley is by-the-book when it comes to matters of Catholic orthodoxy and is especially committed to the pro-life cause, making him attractive to cardinals concerned that the church hold the line on its positions in the culture wars. O'Malley is also passionate about the “New Evangelization,” expressed not only in his use of Twitter and blogs, but in his general approach to the role of a bishop. Certainly O'Malley's image as a house-cleaner on the sex abuse crisis doesn't hurt. Ironically, the best spokesperson for the O'Malley campaign at the moment may be his fellow American, Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, who, fairly or not, has become the latest symbol of the church's failures. Controversy over his presence at the conclave has spread across the Atlantic; this week the widely read Italian magazine Famiglia Cristiana has a cover package on “The Mahony Case,” including an on-line poll for readers to vote as to whether Mahony ought to participate in the election of the next pope. In that context, many cardinals may feel special pressure to pick a pope seen as having “clean hands” on the sex abuse crisis. Those positives, however, come intertwined with some features of O'Malley's biography that may give cardinals pause. For one thing, O'Malley has zero experience in the Vatican. While that means he's not identified with its recent meltdowns, it may also mean some cardinals will wonder if he'd be out of his depth trying to get the place under control, perhaps overly dependent on veteran insiders to get things done. For another, O'Malley is a sensitive soul who occasionally has seemed to struggle under the burden of office. In 2004, facing not only sex abuse litigation but also a painful round of parish closings, he put out an anguished letter to Boston Catholics in which he wrote: “At times I ask God to call me home and let someone else finish this job, but I keep waking up in the morning to face another day of reconfiguration.” On the heels of a pope who just resigned because he felt he no longer had the strength to do the job, some cardinals may wonder if O'Malley possesses the steel to withstand the burdens of the papacy. It's worth noting that O'Malley's record on the abuse crisis has not played to universal praise. The victims' group SNAP faulted him for delaying release of the names of accused priests in Boston, asserting that O'Malley “belatedly and begrudgingly posted a very partial list with minimal information, using hair-splitting excuses for not being more prompt or thorough.” Finally, while 34 previous popes have come from religious orders, there hasn't been one since the 19th century, and there's never been a Capuchin. In some circles, there's a belief that under ordinary circumstances popes ought to come out of diocesan structures rather than religious orders, on the grounds that the diocese represents the ordinary pastoral setting most people experience. In addition, the Capuchins themselves have usually held that they really shouldn't become bishops at all except in mission territories. Among the keenest devotees of tradition in the College of Cardinals, there might be some reluctance along these lines. Scot recapped that Allen talks about Cardinal Seán's strengths, including his connection to other cultures. He said Cardinal Seán comes alive when he speaks with and greets people from other countries and new immigrants. Fr. Mike said Cardinal Seán has the heart of an evangelist and loves working with young people. On the other hand, he said Allen notes that this is all journalistic chatter and in the conclave, it will be the Holy Spirit who cuts through politics and chatter to select the right pope. Scot said he confesses to being partial to Cardinal Seán, to respect his style of leadership, and how he dealt with the sexual abuse crisis, especially in being pastoral toward victims. One of the best ways to make disciples of all nations is to go out and love them and Cardinal Seán exemplifies that. Scot said there were three things he didn't like about the column. First, it is the use of a political word to describe Cardinal Seán as a moderate. He is completely orthodox, not trying to be ideological in anyway. Second, on the criticism of SNAP against Cardinal Seán, Scot has never heard them say a positive word about a bishop. Third, that as a religious Cardinal Seán doesn't have diocesan experience, given that he's been a diocesan bishop for almost 30 years. Fr. Mike confirmed that Cardinal Seán has a keen sense of how to be a diocesan priest with a pastor's heart. Scot asked listeners to pray for Pope Benedict and all the cardinals, but also to pray specifically for Cardinal Seán now as this article places a spotlight on him that he doesn't want, which unleashes both cheerleading and criticism from all sides. 2nd segment: Scot said starting tomorrow and for all the following Wednesday of Lent, all parishes and chapels of the archdiocese will be open for confession from 6:30pm to 8pm as part of the Light Is On For You initiative. Come back to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Bishop Robert Hennessey, an auxiliary bishop of Boston, leads this effort. Scot emphasized that the website TheLightIsOnForYou.org is a resource for much information on Penance. He noted some of the great lines that Bishop Hennessey gives in the video. He noted that confession is liking hitting the reset button. He said the story of the Prodigal Son is really the story of the Loving Father, who sprints out to his son who has been away, willing to forgive the ways he has hurt him. Fr. Mike said confession is one of God's greatest gifts to His Children. The bishop mentioned the excuses people give about being away so long or being embarrassed or thinking God can't forgive them, and Fr. Mike has heard them all. The Church across the country is embracing this initiative to tell people that they're wrong about this. Fr. Mike said if you're hearing those voices in your heart, that is not the voice of the Holy Spirit, but of the devil. He says every listener should go take advantage of the great gift of Reconciliation. The priest is waiting to receive and give you the loving mercy of God. Scot said if you don't know the prayers or what to do the priest is there to help you. Fr. Mike related a story of going to a juvenile delinquent institution. He heard the confessions of teens who had done some very bad things. As he tried to offer forgiveness, each would deny that God could forgive them and he wondered how he could break through to convince them that God would forgive them. Eventually, he started to ask if they were greater than God. When they would say No, he told them that no matter what their mountain of sins, God is greater than any sin they could commit. Scot said God is always reaching out to us to call us home to the confessional, no matter how long we have been away from him. Now, Scot shared CatholicTV's Fr. Robert Reed's message about confession: Scot said we can't be the person God has created us to be if we're burdened by all the sins we've accumulated since our last confession. Fr. Mike said so many are coming back to confession and so many young people. Whenever he's at a youth event, there are long lines of young people waiting to go to the sacrament of confession. Scot added that there are many humorous videos on TheLightIsOnForYou.org as well, including one from Matt Weber, who has been a guest on TGCL. Scot said a wonderful line: “I don't like going to confession, but I love coming from confession.” Scot talked about going to St. Anthony's Shrine on a regular basis and doesn't think he's had the same priest twice in more than a year. Fr. Mike said it's better to go to a regular confessor, like a spiritual director, who can help someone get through their spiritual barriers, but if that's the obstacle then just go. Fr. Mike emphasized that there will be a priest in every church and chapel on every Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8pm waiting for you to bring to you the loving mercy of God. Scot encouraged everyone to be an apostle of confession, going to confession and sharing the testimony of how it felt to be cleansed.

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