Francis Had Peña Parra On The Phone

The very public phone call Francis received at the August 11 General Audience was from Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for the Secretariat of State, Francesco Antonio Grana of IlFattoQuotidiano.it knew.

Peña succeeded Becciu as the deputy of Cardinal Parolin and is essentially the chief of staff. He has a history of accusations of being a homosexual.

After blessing the people, Francis didn’t wade into the crowd as usual, but talked to an aide while briskly heading toward a closed exit door on the stage. Both, the aide and Francis gestured to the participants that they should wait. After a few minutes, he returned and completed the audience by shaking hands.

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