Thomas looked closer. He saw the yellowing of the Cardinal's eyes, the tremor in his hands.
Before the council, the Catholic Legion of Decency strictly blacklisted films deemed morally hazardous. Post-Vatican II, the perspective shifted toward media literacy. Scandal in The Vatican 2
Pope Francis, elected in 2013, inherited a system that his predecessors had either ignored or actively shielded. Pope John Paul II had delegated financial oversight to trusted lieutenants, while Pope Benedict XVI—a brilliant theologian—had little interest in ledgers and balance sheets. By the time Francis sat on the Chair of St. Peter, the Vatican Bank (IOR) was under international scrutiny for money laundering, and the Secretariat of State was operating as a sovereign wealth fund with no transparency, no auditors, and no accountability. Thomas looked closer
Unplugging from work to spend time with family and nature. By the time Francis sat on the Chair of St