In March 2022, a memorandum entitled “The Vatican Today” appeared and was widely circulated. Sharply critical of the Francis pontificate, it was signed by an anonymous source described as “Demos.” The author was subsequently identified as the late Cardinal George Pell. Last week a similar document, “The Vatican Tomorrow,” appeared simultaneously in six different languages. It was signed, again anonymously, by a source identifying as “Demos II.” It’s unclear who the actual authors are. But at least one cardinal and various senior bishops seem to have been involved.
The text is worth reading. All of it. Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, Hong Kong’s retired archbishop and a man who’s had frictions on matters of principle with both the current pontificate and the Chinese government, posted the document on his social media. It drew more than 125,000 views in the first forty-eight hours.
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