The putative son of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Bishop Georg Gänswein will publish a book in which he will recount the memories he had with the Supreme Pontiff.
Under the title in Italy of ‘Nient’altro che la veritá. La mia vita al fianco di Benedetto XVI’ (Nothing but the truth. My life with Benedict XVI), from the Piemme publishing house, the religious, specialist in canon law, offers “an intimate portrait” but also a testimony of the confrontations internal ones that marked the controversial papacy.
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“These pages contain a personal testimony of the greatness of a calm man, a fine scholar, a cardinal and a pope who has made the history of our time,” the editorial said.
Not only that, it will also reveal the tensions that have marked the Vatican in recent years.
“Gänswein knows many of the secrets, and the ‘sins’ of the Vatican Curia. Will he use them to defend the memory of the Pope emeritus? ”, asks Jesús Bastante, an attentive observer of Vatican affairs on the Digital Religion page.
Gänswein also revealed the wish of Benedict, who passed away on December 31, regarding his private documents. The bishop said the documents will be destroyed “without exception.
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Regarding his library and his book manuscripts, on the other hand, they already have a destination that was not revealed, although there are a series of instructions.
Gänswein anticipated that the pope emeritus was “heartbroken” that Francis forbade the masses to be given in Latin.
In an interview with the director of the Italian newspaper La Reppublica, Ezio Mauro, released in part this week, the bishop maintains that “the devil has acted against Benedict XVI”, when speaking of the “problems” that weakened the emeritus pontiff.
“The word scandal is a bit strong, but it is true that during the pontificate there were many problems, Vatileaks (the leak of confidential documents of the Pope, ed) and then the IOR, the Vatican bank,” he acknowledged.
“But it is obvious that, as Pope Francis would say, evil, the wicked, the devil, does not sleep. It is clear that he always hits where it hurts the most, ”he said. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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