Vatican Diary / The secretariat of state has lost its control over the economy

VATICAN CITY
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VATICAN CITY, March 5, 2014 – The comprehensive reform of the Roman curia is not yet around the corner. This was reiterated at the end of February by the coordinator of the council of cardinals instituted by Pope Francis with this aim in mind as well.

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga in fact said in an interview published in “Avvenire” on February 25:

“Reforms of the curia have always taken a great deal of time. We are living in the age of the immediate, and many would like answers. The positions in the dicasteries are being examined, and those on the councils will follow. They should have patience.”

But Pope Francis is not sitting back to wait for this comprehensive reform. He is proceeding with his own acts of reform, by motu proprio.

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