In a new book-length interview due for publication this week, Pope Francis described Cardinal Robert Sarah as a “good man” who was “immediately manipulated by separatist groups” after he became prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship in 2014.
“At times I have the impression that working in the Roman Curia made him a little bitter,” the Pontiff said.
Pope Francis also said that he was “used” in the 2005 conclave in bid to halt election of Pope Benedict.