The Pope met secretly with Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Order of Malta and pressured him for his resignation, which Festing gave. This took place after the Order removed its Grand Chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager, for denying knowledge that a program funded by the Order had distributed condoms.
February 8, 2016
In a Corriere interview with Massimo Franco, Pope Francis calls abortionist Emma Bonino "one of the greats of Italy".
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