The Roman historian Roberto de Mattei critizised Archbishop Viganò's appeal against the Coronavirus regime.
De Mattei told Die-Tagespost.de (13 May) that it perplexes him when bishops comment on "health measures" taken by governments because this "exceeds their field of expertise." However, such a self-evident statement is hardly enough to disqualify the Viganò appeal.
Viganò made his only public appearance in recent years at a Munich rally organised by De Mattei, thus helping it to gain international fame.