“Editor Eugenio Scalfari has conceded it is ‘really possible’ that some of the Pope’s words he reported in the interview published in La Repubblica Oct. 1 ‘were not shared by the Pope himself.’
“Last month’s interview led to several criticisms of Pope Francis, notably Scalfari quoting the Pope saying of conscience that ‘everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place.’ . . .
“After the interview was published, Vatican press director Father Federico Lombardi maintained that the text was overall faithful to the Pope’s thought, even though it could not be considered part of his magisterium. . . .
“In the weeks after its publication, however, the interview drew widespread criticism as well as doubts over the accuracy of the Pope's words.
“The text was recently removed from the Vatican’s website because ‘the information in the interview is reliable on a general level, but not on the level of each individual point analyzed,’ Father Lombardi told journalists Nov. 15.”
A recent National Catholic Reporter article report on some of the post-interview steps taken by by parties involved.
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