Pope Francis orders ex-aide of Pope Benedict to leave Vatican
He has met Francis several times in the past months about his future, and there has been speculation in Catholic media that he was hoping to land a diplomatic assignment as nuncio, or ambassador, to a country.He has refused requests from Reuters to comment on his situation in the past few weeks.
He was Benedict’s personal secretary from 2003, when Benedict was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and remained at his side for nearly 20 years, nearly 10 of them after Benedict resigned. In a book titled, “Nothing But The Truth – My Life Beside Benedict XVI” and sent to reporters by its publisher only hours after Benedict was buried on January 5, Gaenswein rattled the Vatican by describing what he says were strains while two men wearing white lived within its walls.
Gaenswein and Francis fell out in 2020 when Gaenswein was at the centre of a messy episode concerning former Pope Benedict’s role in a book about priestly celibacy that many saw as an attack on Francis’ authority.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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