A strange move at the Vatican:
Mons. Pozzo named back to his old job,
Mons. Krajewski is the new Papal Almoner
Pope Francis has named Mons Guido Pozzo, till now Almoner to the Pope, as secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, which is in charge of liaison with traditionalist groups like the FSSPX.
Mons. Pozzo had been secretary of Ecclesia Dei since July 2009 when Benedict XVI appointed him the day after the publication of
Summorum Pontificum, which had also placed Ecclesia Dei under the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
But in November 2012, Benedict XVI named him Almoner of His Holiness (and titular Archbishop of Bagnoregio) - the Almoner is in charge of the Office of Papal Charities - leaving the post of secretary to Ecclesia Dei vacant. He later named him a consultor to the CDF.
Mons. Pozzo, a distinguished theologian, worked at the CDF with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger starting in 1987. He is currently adjunct secretary of the International Theological Commission under the CDF.
The surprise nominee as the new Papal Almoner (and titular Archbishop of Benevento) is Polish Mons. Konrad Krajewski, well-known to followers of the papal liturgies, as one of the papal
cerimonieri under Mons. Guido Marini. He began as a
cerimoniere under John Paul II.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 05/08/2013 04:53]