The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a 'catastrophe' where political correctness held sway while global wrongs were ignored, says the journalist who published it.
Cardinal George Pell attends a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, October 12, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoPope Francis assailed for 'political correctness'Australian Cardinal George Pell
"Commentators of every school, if for different reasons ... agree that this pontificate is a disaster in many or most respects; a catastrophe," the memo begins. Italian journalist Sandro Magister, a conservative Catholic himself with a long record of leaking authentic Vatican documents, revealed Pell's authorship in his religious affairs blog "Settimo Cielo".Pell, 81, who spent more than a year in jail before being acquitted of sexual abuse allegations in his native Australia, died on Tuesday night in a Rome hospital of heart failure.
The author asserts that "Christ is being moved from the centre" under Francis' papacy, adding that "the Christo-centric legacy of St. John Paul II in faith and morals is under systematic attack".
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