[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Is Still a Very Public Rupnik Fan

During his address to the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas greetings on 21 December, Francis briefly left the text of his speech to refer to a painting by Father Marko Rupnik that he has in his studio.

He had already referred to it on two other occasions, notably in 2023 when he recorded a short video message for the XVI Mariological Congress "The Mariology of Pope Francis" in Aparecida, Brazil.

On 21 December, Francis said: "There is a picture that I have in my study that represents precisely the Synkatabasis [= the descent of Christ into the world]. The Virgin is there with her hands like a small ladder, and the Child is going down the ladder. The Child holds the Law in one hand and clings to his mother with the other so that he does not fall. This is the role of the Virgin: to carry the Child and to leave him. And this is what she does in our hearts."

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Also featured in Francis' apartment is a painting of a nude Jesus Christ ministering to a dead Judas Iscariot and a hammer and sickle "crucifix" given to him by a communist dictator.