Infights in the Vatican’s Modernist Establishment.
Seven years ago, Benedict XVI introduced the monthly insert “Woman, Church, World” (Donne, Chiesa, Mondo) in the Italian edition of the Osservatore Romano. He entrusted it to a group of 11 feminist women lead by Lucetta Scaraffia. They resigned on Tuesday quoting differences with the Osservatore’s director, Andrea Monda. This is the Vatican’s third media scandal in three months. In December, the director of the Osservatore, Gian Maria Vian was brusquely replaced. Two weeks later Francis’ press-speakers Burke and Garcia Ovejero had to leave.
Scaraffia published in the anti-Catholic oligarch daily La Repubblica a letter to Pope Francis explaining her resignation vaguely with a – quote – “mistrust” and “delegitimisation.” The true reason: Scaraffia tried recently to hype an alleged priestly abuse scandal against nuns. This attempt never went off the ground. But the Osservatore published an article by Monica Mondo criticizing a film that …More