Archbishop Gänswein's guest appearances

Archbishop Gänswein

Inside The Vatican

The Catholic Herald Podcast: Merely Catholic with Gavin Ashenden

Nancy Pelosi

James Martin

Mike Pompeo

Amazon Synod

Benedict XVI

Cardinal Pell

Cardinal McCarrick

Austen Ivereigh

Arturo Sosa

Cardinal Sarah

Cardinal Marx

Pope Pius XII

Arthur Roche

Will Francis

Lucetta Scaraffia

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Ever since the misleading and fourth rate film The Two Popes appeared on our screens, the public has been understandably hungry to know what the relationship between the pope emeritus, Benedict 16th, and the current pope, Francis, was really like behind the scenes.  Somewhat to our surprise, Archbishop Ganswein, chaplain and secretary to the pope emeritus has written a book, Nothing But The Truth, set to be released immediately after the funeral of Benedict 16th.  Is this going to be a tell-all memoir revealing secrets thus far hidden by decorum, restraint and civility, now released onto a world stage? Or is it going to be a restrained memoir, telling us nothing we didn’t know already?  Dr Jules Gomes is a theologian, a journalist and a Catholic correspondent based in Rome. He has a Doctorate in Biblical Studies from Cambridge and is the author of 5 books of theology.   As it happens, he found himself the recipient of an advance copy of Ganswein’s book sent to his email account by a friend. To save us from having to wait for both the publication date and an English translation of Ganswein’s memoirs, he has agreed to share his reflections on the contents of Archbishop Ganswein’s book and he joins me now.

Ever since the misleading and fourth rate film The Two Popes appeared on our screens, the public has been understandably hungry to know what the relationship between the pope emeritus, Benedict 16th, and the current pope, Francis, was really like behind the scenes. Somewhat to our surprise, Archbishop Ganswein, chaplain and secretary to the pope emeritus has written a book, Nothing But The Truth, set to be released immediately after the funeral of Benedict 16th. Is this going to be a tell-all memoir revealing secrets thus far hidden by decorum, restraint and civility, now released onto a world stage? Or is it going to be a restrained memoir, telling us nothing we didn’t know already? Dr Jules Gomes is a theologian, a journalist and a Catholic correspondent based in Rome. He has a Doctorate in Biblical Studies from Cambridge and is the author of 5 books of theology.  As it happens, he found himself the recipient of an advance copy of Ganswein’s book sent to his email account by a friend. To save us from having to wait for both the publication date and an English translation of Ganswein’s memoirs, he has agreed to share his reflections on the contents of Archbishop Ganswein’s book and he joins me now.

32: Behind the scenes with Archbishop Gänswein’s Nothing But The Truth

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary and prefect of Pope Francis’ household, has been  missing from public events in recent weeks. The Vatican said it was due to an “ordinary redistribution of his responsibilities,” but the timing seems to suggest it has to do with Archbishop Gänswein facilitating Benedict’s involvement in a recent  controversial book on priestly celibacy. The hosts explain what’s known and unknown about Archbishop Gänswein’s situation. The hosts also take a look at the Legionaries of Christ, who  elected a new superior general last week. The new leader, the Rev. John Connor, will be tasked with the continuing reform of the order amid  new allegations of past sexual abuse by Legionary priests, as well as the lingering financial questions about the order’s offshore holdings. On the show, the hosts explain the basics of the Legionaries’ abuse and financial scandals and the challenges Father Connor will face. Finally, we give brief updates on Pope Francis’ forthcoming document “Querida Amazonia” as well as the Vatican’s report on  former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and the pope’s upcoming trip to Malta.   Links from the show:   Inside the Vatican: America’s Vatican correspondent explains Benedict’s book controversy  Vatican seeks to explain absence of Archbishop Georg Gänswein after book scandal  Graduate of Loyola University Chicago elected as Superior-General of the Legionaries of Christ  10 years after Vatican reform, Legionaries of Christ in new abuse crisis  Legionaries of Christ report ‘chain of abuse’ as victims went on to abuse others  Who knew what about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary and prefect of Pope Francis’ household, has been <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/02/05/vatican-seeks-explain-absence-archbishop-georg-ganswein-after-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> missing from public events</a> in recent weeks. The Vatican said it was due to an “ordinary redistribution of his responsibilities,” but the timing seems to suggest it has to do with Archbishop Gänswein facilitating Benedict’s involvement in a recent <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/15/americas-vatican-correspondent-explains-benedicts-book-controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> controversial book</a> on priestly celibacy. The hosts explain what’s known and unknown about Archbishop Gänswein’s situation. The hosts also take a look at the Legionaries of Christ, who <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/02/07/graduate-loyola-university-chicago-elected-superior-general-legionaries-christ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> elected a new superior general</a> last week. The new leader, the Rev. John Connor, will be tasked with the continuing reform of the order amid <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/21/10-years-after-vatican-reform-legionaries-christ-new-abuse-crisis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> new allegations of past sexual abuse</a> by Legionary priests, as well as the lingering financial questions about the order’s offshore holdings. On the show, the hosts explain the basics of the Legionaries’ abuse and financial scandals and the challenges Father Connor will face. Finally, we give brief updates on Pope Francis’ forthcoming document “Querida Amazonia” as well as the Vatican’s report on <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/02/05/who-knew-what-about-former-cardinal-theodore-mccarrick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick</a> and the pope’s upcoming trip to Malta. Links from the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/15/americas-vatican-correspondent-explains-benedicts-book-controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Inside the Vatican: America’s Vatican correspondent explains Benedict’s book controversy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/02/05/vatican-seeks-explain-absence-archbishop-georg-ganswein-after-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vatican seeks to explain absence of Archbishop Georg Gänswein after book scandal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/02/07/graduate-loyola-university-chicago-elected-superior-general-legionaries-christ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Graduate of Loyola University Chicago elected as Superior-General of the Legionaries of Christ</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/21/10-years-after-vatican-reform-legionaries-christ-new-abuse-crisis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 10 years after Vatican reform, Legionaries of Christ in new abuse crisis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/12/23/legionaries-christ-report-chain-abuse-victims-went-abuse-others" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Legionaries of Christ report ‘chain of abuse’ as victims went on to abuse others</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/02/05/who-knew-what-about-former-cardinal-theodore-mccarrick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Who knew what about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick?</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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