Stung by accusations of spreading “fake news,” the Vatican on Saturday released the complete letter by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis after coming under blistering criticism for selectively citing it in a press release and digitally manipulating a photograph of it. One new revelation> the Paper Emeritus objected to the series, because one of the contributors previously launched “virulent,” ”anti-papist” attacks against his teaching and that of St. John Paul II.
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