The yards of Pope

The 'evils' of the Curia

On December 22, a few days before Christmas, the Pope, in his greeting speech, sharply criticized the Roman Curia, compiling a list of illnesses she would be reached 'spiritual alzheimer' ',' mental fossilization '' 'existential schizophrenia' ',' 'false narcissism,' 'worldly rivalries.' ' A scathing speech by its unprecedented virulence, reflecting the will of the Pope, and perhaps auss its difficulty, reform the government of the Church. Up to declare that he sometimes felt 'anticlerical', the pontiff called on members of the curia to a real 'examination of conscience'.

Bring order into the finances of the Church

In order to clean up the finances of the church, and for reasons of transparency, the Pope has created a Council for the economy consists of eight prelates but also seven laymen. He also created a new structure within the Curia a secretariat for the Economy, led by Cardinal George Pell of Australia. This major overhaul of the finances of the Church has already found '' miraculously '' hundreds of millions of euros' undeclared '' in the coffers of the Holy See, which can expect more surprises .

A stronger diplomatic role

The pope has played a leading role in the historic rapprochement between the US and Cuba, after half a century of diplomatic gel. The Vatican has hosted talks for months kept secret. The Pope also sent at the beginning of the summer, two letters to the US and Cuban presidents calling them "to solve humanitarian issues of common interest. '' The Vatican could try other mediations particular between Russia and the West on the burning issue of the Ukrainian crisis. During his visit Tuesday to Sri Lanka, a country marked by three decades of civil war, François has also launched a call for unity and national RECONCILATION.

• The condemnation of fundamentalism and amalgams *

Monday, during his annual address to the diplomatic corps at the Vatican, the Pope denounced the ferocity of fundamentalism that refuses "God himself, relegating to the rank of pure ideological pretext," he said in particular. A few weeks earlier, on 30 November, he called on all Muslim leaders - political, religious - as well as intellectuals condemn clearly and unambiguously Islamist terrorism, arguing that their position was unanimous, would help to combat the Islamophobia and amalgams. "It would help a majority of Muslims (...) We all need a global condemnation" he declared.

The fight against climate change

In 2015, the Pope must issue an encyclical on the fight against global warming and emissions of greenhouse gases, which threaten primarily the poorest populations. It could soon raise the issue with religious and political leaders and particper to the Paris Climate Conference in November. The day after his election, he said: "We are" guardians "of the Creation, God's purpose in line with the nature of the other guardians of the environment. »