Praedicate Evangelium: More Centralism, More Bureaucracy, More Dictator Pope
Until now, the “Cardinal Secretary of State” presided over it (Pastor Bonus 40). New, it is “led by the Secretary of State” (PE 45) who, therefore, can be a layman.
PE significantly inflates the organisation chart although it claims to do the opposite.
John Paul II’s Pastor Bonus provided for:
• 9 Congregations
• 3 Courts
• 12 Pontifical Councils
= 24 entities
+ Secretariat of State
PE provides for:
• 3 Courts
• 6 Economic bodies
• 3 Offices
• 16 Congregations (now called: Dicasteries)
= 28 entities
+ Secretariat of State
Francis excessive bureaucratic top-down approach introduced with dozens of Motu Proprios has created problems which will likely increase.
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