No hell below us, above us only sky

Eugenio Scalfari doesn’t mind the fact that the Vatican subsequently denies what he reported the Pope said, and that Francis himself tacitly goes along with that denial. It’s a game that both men play, and the accuracy of Scalfari’s reports is amply demonstrated by the fact that Francis keeps giving him more interviews despite his alleged ‘mis-reporting’ of previous ones.  
Pope Francis is a practical man, and he chooses his battles carefully, writes Gwynne Dyer.

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