One possible explanation of Pope Francis's silence on Viganò: to respond to the accusations would require him to directly critique the conduct of his immediate predecessors.— Brian Flanagan (@BrianPFlanagan) September 2, 2018
For the record, I think that should happen. But one can see why he would want to think carefully first.
Plus, one has been canonized as a saint, which makes it...complicated.— Brian Flanagan (@BrianPFlanagan) September 2, 2018
I don't know about you, but I'm worn out from trying to make heads nor tails of the Viganò story — and most of all, from the cynical post-truth, fake news games being played by him and his co-conspirators, and the ugly use being made of his narrative by some very nefarious groups of people. Here are a few late-breaking tidbits for you to chew over: