Cardinal-elect Radcliffe clarifies comments on African bishops, financial pressures

"I never wrote or suggested that positions taken by the Catholic Church in Africa were influenced by financial considerations."

Cardinal-elect Timothy Radcliffe, OP, said Wednesday that his recent comments on the African Church did not intend to suggest that stances taken by the African bishops “were influenced by financial considerations.”

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Image credit: Vatican media.

In a statement released by the Vatican press office Oct. 23, Radcliffe said that his …