It is not new that the relationship of Pope Francisco con Alberto Fernandez is going through its worst moment since the arrival of the in front of everyone at the Pink House. The data is now that the president seeks a public with the Sovereign Pontiff for next week. The mission: to ease tensions and gain approval at a very complex time for the government, and at the same time that the Vatican sets its sights on alleged irregularities in the real estate operations of the Church of Buenos Aires.

This Thursday, Francis received at the Holy See the Cardinal Mario Poli. The meeting is not the result of chance and did not happen at any time: a Vatican Audit commissioned by the pope detected a series of irregular operations involving the sale and rental of properties of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

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The Pope, 85, not having a good health time. A torn ligament in his right knee is abusing him and causing him severe pain, which is why these days he has been seen in a wheelchair. The injury, even if it forced him to cancel several activities since the end of February, did not prevent him from receiving Poli.

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Alberto Fernández, as TN learned, wouldn’t be so lucky. At least in the next few days. The first sign had come in the last week of April, when the suspension of the audience that Francisco granted to the Chancellor cafe santiago fueled speculation that he didn’t really want to see it, mad at the president.

As A Dos Voces predicted on Wednesday, the candidate to replace Poli is Victor “Tucho” Fernández, archbishop of La Plata and one of Bergoglio’s spokespersons in Argentina.

It is known: Cafiero belongs to the intimate circle of Alberto Fernández, and two weeks ago Francisco had received Eduardo “Wado” from PedroMinister of the Interior and a man 100% off Cristina Kirchner. Rumors then began to roll and the figure of the pope began to fly above the interior: many interpreted that he was get closer to the vice-president and move away from the head of state.

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The last contact between Fernández and the pope dates back to the beginning of last month. Then the head of the Holy See sent a letter to the president in which he claimed “tailored solutions” for the problems suffered by the most vulnerable population in the face of the acute economic crisis that Argentina is going through.

This was in response to congratulations sent by Casa Rosada on the ninth anniversary of the election of Jorge Bergoglio as head of the Vatican, and the spirit of the message was cold and distant, almost a pat on the hand.

The audit commissioned by Pope Francis in the Church of Buenos Aires and the meeting with Poli

Beyond his concern for the social situation of the country, Francis follows with great attention the finances of the Church of Buenos Aires. The operations noted by the audit were recorded in a document which he accepted NT and which points to hypotheses”financial advisors” of the curia of Buenos Aires.

Apparently, the ecclesiastical norms established on the transactions of Church property have not been respected, for which Francisco urged to be limited to carrying out “strictly necessary” operations.

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One of the transactions reported by the pope is the sale of the so-called Catechist’s House, a building located in Guatemala at 5600, in the neighborhood of Palermo. As this is a property valued at more than 300 thousand dollarsthe archdiocese would have had to seek authorization from the Vatican, which did not happen.

In this context, the hearing between Francisco and Poli took place. The cardinal is marred by a financial scandal and the discontent of the pope in the last months of his mandate: in November, Poli celebrates his 75th birthday and will have to present his resignation to the Vatican. As he had planned on Wednesday The two voicesthe candidate to replace the archbishop is Victor “Tucho” Fernandez. Archbishop of La Plata and one of Bergoglio’s spokespersons in Argentina.