Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has said that Pope Francis’s popularity with the media is “too good to last.”
The Catholic Herald reported that the cardinal made the remark in a reflection on World Youth Day in Rio. His comment followed the Pope being called “awesome” by the men’s magazine Esquire and his face appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair and Time magazine.
“Pope Francis’s reception in the secular press is too good to last, but he has cemented his place in the hearts of young Catholics,” Cardinal Pell said.
In an interview with The Catholic Herald in May the cardinal said he would be recommending to Pope Francis an overhaul of Vatican communications.
“The Vatican has made giant strides in communications,” he said. “I would like to see that continue and develop.”
The cardinal is a member of the so-called “Group of Eight” cardinals appointed to advise the pope.
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