Pope Francis said Monday some of the ailments of the Roman Curia have been tackled in the year that is about to end as he gave this Christmas greetings to the central body though which he manages the Catholic Church.
Last year, as he gave his Christmas greetings to the body, the pope gave a list of the Curia's illnesses.
"Some of the illnesses manifest this year have led to
sincere reflexion and decisive measures," the pope said.
"The reform will continue with determination, lucidity and
resolution".
The Vatican was recently hit by the so-called Vatileaks 2
scandal over the leaking of confidential Holy See documents and
the relation publication of two books documenting alleged
Vatican waste and mismanagement and lavish spending by
clergymen.
The Vatican said the revelations are unsensational because
the pope's reforms of the Church have rendered them out of date.
Francis on Monday also gave the Roman Curia a catalogue
of necessary virtues, including a letter-by-letter analysis of
'misericordia,' the Italian word mercy, including M for
"missionaryness", R for "respectness" and A for "affidabilità"
(reliability).
He added that he was a vice for neologisms.
"It would ne a great injustice not to express deep-felt
gratitude and duty-bound encouragement to the healthy and honest
people who work with dedication, devotion, loyalty and
professionalism, offering the Church and Peter's successor with
the comfort of their solidarity and obedience, as well as their
generous prayers," Francis said.
"Illnesses and scandals cannot hide the efficiency of the
services that the Curia offers".
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