Full text of Pope emeritus
Benedict's letter released
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| The letter of Pope emeritus Benedict to Monsignor Viganò. |
The decision to withhold parts of a letter by Pope emeritus
Benedict XVI was motivated by concerns for discretion, according to a new
statement from the Secretariat for Communication.
By Vatican News
A statement from the Secretariat for Communication, released
by the Press Office of the Holy See, takes note of polemical statements in the
press suggesting censorship of a letter by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. The
controversy arose over the digital alteration of a photograph distributed as
part of a press kit on the occasion of presentation of a book series on “The
Theology of Pope Francis.”
The statement says that at the book launch, only those parts
of the “confidential” letter were read which were “considered appropriate and
relevant” to the initiative; and in particular, what the Pope emeritus affirmed
about the philosophical and theological formation of the current Pope, and the
“interior unity” between the pontificates of Benedict XVI and Francis. Comments
by the Pope emeritus regarding certain contributors to the series were left
aside. The decision to omit those remarks, according to the Press Office
statement, was motivated by discretion, and “not by any intent” to censor the
former pontiff.
“In order to dispel any doubts,” the statement continues,
“it has been decided to publish the letter in its entirety.”
The letter of Pope emeritus Benedict, addressed to Monsignor
Dario Edoardo Viganò, the Prefect of the Secretariat for Communication, can be
seen in the photograph above.
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