Power-Hungry Francis Burns Another Secretary

Francis has appointed Father Daniel Pellizon, 40, a Buenos Aires priest, as his private secretary.

Pellizon will take over from Uruguayan Father Gonzalo Aemilius in the first week of August. Only ordained to the priesthood in November 2018, after several years as a deacon, he worked for Archbishop Bergoglio from 2011-2012, organising his personal archives.

In just ten years, Francis has had four secretaries: Xuareb (Malta), Pedacchio (Argentina), Gaid (Egypt), and Aemililus (Uruguay), as well as assistant secretaries: Fathers Tino Scotti (Bergamo), Guillermo Karcher (Argentina), and Fabio Salerno (Calabria), who is still working but will soon be replaced.

The power-hungry Francis doesn't want his secretary to gain experience in his job and to overshadow him or become influential, as happens when popes get older.

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