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Is Francis doing what Benedict could not?

Analysis: Vatican

Ed. Condon
Apr 07, 2021
∙ Paid

For Vatican watchers, the inside story of the Easter weekend was Pope Francis’ decision to celebrate a private Mass on Holy Thursday with the disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu. 

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Some journalists, perhaps taking their cue from Becciu’s own brother, jumped to interpret the event as a pointed step towards rehabilitating the cardina…

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