John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Francis and Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar for Rome, lead a meeting with priests of the Diocese of Rome at the Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome in this March 7, 2019, file photo. Photo: Vatican Media Pope Francis seems to have a remarkable ability to drop people who were once senior aides, writes John L. Allen Jr In the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley, based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel, Dickie Greenleaf is a charismatic and rich young socialite who’s in the habit of drawing people into his orbit and…
