St Peter's Basilica: Elderly Canons Are Forced Out
The first concerns St Peter's Basilica employees. It stipulates that they must be baptised Catholics and make a profession of faith.
All employees, including maintenance staff and ushers, must "observe principles of exemplary religious and moral behaviour", including not living in concubinage. But it remains to be seen whether these rules will be enforced.
The rules recommend that no relatives should be employed, and require employees to promise to respect confidentiality not to give interviews without permission; to refrain from removing documents from the workplace; to have no criminal record, visible tattoos or body piercings; and to avoid "taking part in activities or attending rallies that are inappropriate for a Vatican employee".
It is ironic that the Vatican demands the "Catholic faith" from ordinary employees, while in 2019 Pachamama was enthroned in St Peter's Basilica. The image above shows a musical performed at the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica on 30 June, including a half-naked male dancer.
The second set of regulations concerns the Chapter of the Basilica, an institution founded a millennium ago. It is made up of a vicar and 34 members, mostly retired clerics.
The rules state that canons over the age of 80 are demoted to "honorary members". They no longer take part in meetings and do not receive a remuneration anymore.
SilereNonPossum.com explains that the rules are aimed at those elderly canons, whom Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St Peter's, does not like, "because they did not allow him to do what he wanted with the Basilica's money".
The photo below, by @Michi Gini, shows Cardinal Gambetti at a meeting on the terraces of St Peter's in May, with sparkling wine, sandwiches, cocktails and more.
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