Leggendo nel 2013 il caloroso saluto di Gustavo Raffi, il gran maestro del Grande Oriente d’Italia, fui certo che, più di un “benvenuto” a Papa Bergoglio […], si trattasse di un “benservito” a Papa Ratzinger!.
• È uscito Nient’altro che la verità: la resa dei conti di padre Georg, Vanity Fair (January 12, 2023)
• È uscito Nient’altro che la verità: la resa dei conti di padre Georg, Vanity Fair (January 12, 2023)
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Seeing in 2013 the warm greeting of Gustavo Raffi, Grand Master of the Great Oriente of Italy, I became certain that, more than a welcome to Bergoglio, it was a goodbye for Pope Ratzinger!
— Georg Gänswein
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Seeing in 2013 the warm greeting of Gustavo Raffi, Grand Master of the Great Oriente of Italy, I became certain that, more than a welcome to Bergoglio, it was a goodbye for Pope Ratzinger!" in the context of "Leggendo nel 2013 il caloroso saluto di Gustavo Raffi, il gran maestro del Grande Oriente d’Italia, fui certo che, più di un “benvenuto” a Papa Bergoglio […], si trattasse di un “benservito” a Papa Ratzinger!.
• È uscito Nient’altro che la verità: la resa dei conti di padre Georg, Vanity Fair (January 12, 2023)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein (30 July 1956–) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who has been Archbishop of Urbs Salvia since 2012 and is a professor of canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. He is Prefect of the Papal household, and personal secretary to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
About Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein (30 July 1956–) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who has been Archbishop of Urbs Salvia since 2012 and is a professor of canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. He is Prefect of the Papal household, and personal secretary to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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