Pope stresses close relationship with predecessor but takes swipe at his former secretary

Pope stresses close relationship with predecessor but takes swipe at his former secretary Pope Francis walks next to Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the papal household, during the general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican in this May 29, 2019, file photo. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring

Pope Francis opened up about tensions between himself and the private secretary of his predecessor Benedict XVI, German Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who he said made things “difficult” for him. Speaking to Spanish Journalist Javier Martinez-Brocal with ABC Español, Francis addressed comparisons between himself and Benedict, saying such comparisons are normal, and that even Benedict was…

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