Tired of having to face continuous communication emergencies that damage his image and hinder his government action, Pope Francis has decided to tighten the tap even further with the press accredited to the Vatican. Thus, to the already long series of restrictions in force (unthinkable in the times of Wojtyla and Ratzinger) he has added others.
Effective immediately, many of the audio recordings of the group hearings in the Apostolic Palace, which could previously be heard live in the Press Room, will no longer be available, as will the texts of the prepared speeches. They have always been disseminated with an embargo request pending their reading to facilitate the work of the press. Only the catechesis related to the Wednesday general audience and the Angelus prayer will remain unchanged and distributed. The texts that, on the other hand, will be distributed to journalists will be only those pronounced by the Pope, to guarantee the Vatican a certain vigilance over the pontiff’s improvised phrases.
In short, more off-mic. A change of course motivated by the Pope’s need not to inadvertently add more gasoline to the fire.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2024/06/12/bergoglio-out-of-control-censorship-is-activated/