With Pope Francis we do not see this attachment to either liturgy or ancient discipline; one could even say that the opposite is true, manifested through many contrary statements, and this is what makes understanding such benevolence even more difficult and complicated. I think there are at least several possible explanations, but I confess that I do not have the final word on the matter. One explanation is Pope Francis' view of everything that is marginalised, what he calls the “existential peripheries”. I would not be surprised if he considered us one of these peripheries to which he clearly gives his preference.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "With Pope Francis we do not see this attachment to either liturgy or ancient discipline; one could even say that the opposite is true, manifested through many contrary statements, and this is what makes understanding such benevolence even more difficult and complicated. I think there are at least several possible explanations, but I confess that I do not have the final word on the matter. One explanation is Pope Francis' view of everything that is marginalised, what he calls the “existential peripheries”. I would not be surprised if he considered us one of these peripheries to which he clearly gives his preference." in the context of "Con Papa Francesco non si vede questo attaccamento né alla liturgia, né alla disciplina antica, si potrebbe anche dire che è proprio il contrario, manifestato tramite molte affermazioni contrarie, ed è questo che rende ancora più difficile, più complicata la comprensione di tale benevolenza. Penso che ci siano almeno diverse spiegazioni possibili, ma confesso di non avere l'ultima parola in questione. Una delle spiegazioni è lo sguardo di papa Francesco su tutto ciò che è messo ai margini, ciò che chiama le 'periferie esistenziali'. Non mi stupirebbe che ci considerasse come una di queste periferie alle quali dona palesemente la sua preferenza.
 • Lefebvriani, papa Francesco ha ricevuto Fellay: "Incontro cordiale, scambi continueranno", La Stampa (April 4, 2016)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.