"This is not a stupid power game like in the film Conclave. I only hope that the cardinals will not be influenced by reading the headlines. Francis has always been well regarded by the media and so there is a risk that someone will say: We must go on like this. The Pope must be orthodox. The question is not between conservatism and progressivism, but between orthodoxy and heresy. A heretical pope, who changed direction every day depending on what the media said, would be catastrophic."
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Non si tratta di uno stupido gioco di potere come nel film Conclave. Spero solo che i cardinali non si facciano influenzare dalla lettura dei titoli di stampa. Francesco è sempre stato ben visto dai media e quindi c'è il rischio che qualcuno dica: Dobbiamo andare avanti così. Il Papa deve essere ortodosso. La questione non è fra conservatorismo e progressismo, ma fra ortodossia ed eresia. Un papa eretico, che cambiasse direzione ogni giorno a seconda di quello che dicono i media, sarebbe catastr
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