Pope Francis celebrates an ecumenical evening prayer service marking the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome January 25. Photo: CNS/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters Cindy Wooden Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying – “like a rash that bothers you a bit,” Pope Francis said – but differences need to be aired and criticism can be helpful, he told the Associated Press. “You prefer that they don’t criticise, for the sake of tranquility,” he said in the interview…
