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They are proposed by an Australian theologian and economist, in an open letter to Pope Francis. A simple and concrete contribution to the reform of the curia that is in the works

by Sandro Magister

ROME, February 9, 2015 – For three days, beginning today, the nine cardinals of the council that assists the pope in the governance of the universal Church will draw an assessment of the work done so far in the reform of the curia.

And on February 12 and 13, they will submit their proposals for the examination of the whole college of cardinals, gathered in consistory.

The consistory will be secret, but in any case it will not produce any conclusion. Pope Francis himself is taking his time and has pushed back all practical decisions until at least 2016.

The proposals that have been leaked to this point appear, in fact,…