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Neo-Cardinal Calls His Nomination “A Joke”

When he heard that Francis had made him a cardinal, Father Mauro Gambetti, 55, called this a “joke of the Pope,” writes AssisiOggi.it (October 25). …
Arthur McGowan
I'm afraid this was not a sincere assessment of Bergoglio's decision, but a faux-self-deprecating quip.