Archbishop Paglia was ‘constant irritant’ during World Meeting of Families, former Chaput aide charges
December 21, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: In 2015, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, then led by Archbishop Charles Chaput, hosted the World Meeting of Families, which culminated in a visit by Pope Francis.
Francis Maier, a former aide to Archbishop Chaput, commented on reports that Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia used charity funds to renovate his apartment.
“Flamboyant, eccentric, changeable in his moods and thinking, and with a taste for last minute, expensive program complications, Paglia was a constant irritant to Chaput and stateside event staff,” said Maier. “The Philadelphia gathering succeeded despite his involvement, not because of it. Chaput simply ignored or rejected Paglia’s more peculiarly lavish suggestions.”
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Dec. 21, 2022 9:19 AM ET USA
How could anyone be surprised by this report? Evidently, not only is Paglia incompetent as a pontifical academy president, pontifical institute chancellor, theologian, and diplomat, as has been demonstatrated time and again in this forum, but he is just as incompetent as an organizational aid.
