Private Audience: Cardinal Pell Sees Francis

Francis received Cardinal Pell in a private October 10 audience, the Vatican Press Office announced.

No further details were provided. The meeting took place in the middle of financial mismanagement allegations connected with Pell’s opponent, Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Unconfirmed Ft.com revelations have recently claimed that the Vatican used charity money to pay for a €242 million loan after big losses with a luxury London property.

On social media the question is asked how Pell managed to see Francis as Cardinal Zen and many other cardinals have no access to him.

Picture: Vatican Media, #newsVmjsroiqmh

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HerzMariae

Oct 14, 2020

Actually, Francis likes Pell, believed he was innocent. (No laicisation or even loss of red hat while in jail.)

F M Shyanguya

Oct 14, 2020

Respect him, most likely, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he agrees with him. Cf Cf His Eminence George Pell, a true Prince of the Church!More

Respect him, most likely, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he agrees with him. Cf Cf His Eminence George Pell, a true Prince of the Church!

Ultraviolet

Oct 12, 2020

Interesting body language between the two.

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Oct 12, 2020

Eva

2Oct 12, 2020

Deborah Castellano Lubov (Zenit) and Salvotore Cernuzio (La Stampa) were able to greet Cardinal Pell following the audience with Francis. Pell told them it "went 'molto bene' ('very well')".

HerzMariae

Oct 12, 2020

Another picture

F M Shyanguya

Oct 12, 2020

That’s a great picture!

Ultraviolet

Oct 12, 2020

Cardinal Pell has has aged terribly. :( That chalky pasty skin... it's often called a "prison compexion"

Tesa

Oct 12, 2020

Back in the empire of of dirt

F M Shyanguya

Oct 12, 2020

Optics. And the body language of the Pope ...

Dr Bobus

Oct 12, 2020

We don't need body language and optics. Francis has shown to be someone who primarily assesses people by their usefulness. He will keep people around, no matter how bad they are, until he sees they are no longer useful to his project of Progressivism.