VATICAN CITY
CTV
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
Published Tuesday, December 9, 2014
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis convened his cardinal advisers to chart the reform of the Vatican bureaucracy Tuesday after acknowledging resistance to his changes but saying he welcomes the debate and is nevertheless undeterred.
It’s the seventh time the group of nine cardinals, representing five continents and the Vatican, have met to plot a revamp of the Vatican administration, which Francis has said needs to be overhauled to make it more efficient and responsive to today’s church.
In an interview with Argentina’s La Nacion newspaper ahead of the meetings, Francis acknowledged that internal resistance to his changes “is now evident.”
But he said opposition is healthy. “That is a good sign for me, getting the resistance out into the open, no stealthy mumbling when there is disagreement,” he said in the interview published Sunday.
The reforms wouldn’t be completed in 2015 and that “spiritual reform” of Vatican personnel was a longer-term concern, he said.
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