caritas

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Cardinal Michael Czerny, whose development office is responsible for Caritas, sought to explain Francis’ extraordinary decision in November to fire the elected Caritas leadership, appoint a temporary administrator and overhaul the Caritas statutes.

From Seattle Times

In November, Francis fired Caritas secretary-general Aloysius John, its president, Filipino Cardinal Antonio Tagle; Tagle’s vice presidents, the treasurer and ecclesiastic assistant after an outside investigation found “real deficiencies” in management that had affected staff morale at the Caritas secretariat in Rome.

From Seattle Times

On the eve of the Caritas assembly to elect new leaders, John penned a devastating open letter to the Caritas representatives, blasting Czerny’s office for a “brutal power grab” and casting his ouster in racial terms.

From Seattle Times

John, a French citizen of Indian descent, said the wealthier donor countries from the “North” had never wanted a Caritas secretary general from the “South” and wanted to impose their will on the confederation, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

Czerny insisted that the firings were both necessary and appropriate and were by no means a criticism of Caritas or its work providing emergency aid and development assistance to the neediest around the globe.

From Seattle Times