Yesterday, many Roman parishes welcomed several of the voters who, within two days, will enter the conclave to choose the new Pope. It is a custom that is repeated and has involved many, although not all, of the calls papables .
To a Church in Torrevecchia, on the western periphery of Rome, Timothy Dolan arrived in the morning, the American cardinal considered leader of the most traditionalist wing and openly supported by Donald Trump. Between selfies and greetings of the faithful, he had to answer questions about the photomontage of the president of the United States dad, disseminated by the official channels of the White House. Apparently without discomfort, Dolan criticized the occurrence of his supporter: “He has put the leg.”
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The movement of the leader of the cardinals of the conservative sector: Trump “has put the leg”
Although it does not appear among the papables everyone knows their weight within the opposition wing to Pope Francis. So what is now driving it to distance Trump? Many in the Roman curia believe that it is pure tactic: nobody is now convenient to assume or accept such a gross intrusion that it could be counterproductive for the traditionalist field.
In this context, it is not surprising that the fiercest attacks, in addition to heading against the “favorite” Pietro Parolin, are focusing on Robert Francis Prevost, the US cardinal – not Trumpist – that the conservative sector considers the most insidious. Also the extreme European right, including the Spanish, has set its sights on it. The site infovaticana . It is, of ultra -conservative guidance and founded by Gabriel Ariza, has rescued these days the accusations of covering up sexual abuse against Prevost during his time in Chiclayo (Peru). He has not limited themselves to mentioning them, but has published an extensive 40 -page file in PDF entitled “Prevost Case”. “The accusations – read on the website – include having transferred without restrictions to reported priests, having omitted to open investigations and have pressed the victims to remain silent.”
For a long time, the diocese that Prevost has indicated that these complaints must be interpreted in relation to the dismissal – presented as resignation – of José Antonio Eguren, archbishop of Piura (Peru) and a prominent member of the sodalicio of Christian life, a movement dissolved by decision of Pope Francis, accused of functioning as a “sect” where abuses of all kinds were committed and abuses of all kinds opaque. The Offensive against Prevost is led by Ricardo Coronado, an active canonist in Colorado Springs, specially linked to Alejandro Bermúdez, journalist and key figure in the links between the sodalicio and certain conservative ecclesiastical sectors of the United States.
For now, the battle is American.
