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Article: Cardinal Arns says pope gives his curia free rein: the pope replies, 'You are mistaken. The curia is the pope.' (Paulo Evaristo Arns of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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- October 11, 1996
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Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns of Sao Paolo, Brazil, approaching retirement, broke his public silence and spoke out against the way Pope John Paul II is running the church. In particular, he cited disproportionate power of the Roman curia.
Until recent weeks, it has been highly unusual, at least in modern times, for bishops to openly criticize one another or the pope.
Arns' views, previously expressed only privately, were published Sept. 4 in an article by Roldao O. Arruda in Estado de Sao Paulo, a daily newspaper. His opinions echoed those stated recently by Archbishop John R. Quinn who, after retiring as archbishop of San Francisco, criticized the pope's ...