Rumors circulate in Rome concerning Emmanuel Macron's alleged meddling in the selection of the upcoming Pope.
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Italian right-wing media is abuzz with accusations of French connivingness ahead of the scheduled May 7 papal conclave. Since Pope Francis' demise on April 21, publications sympathetic to Giorgia Meloni's government have been spinning tales about Emmanuel Macron's machinations, alleging a strategic maneuver to seat his chosen ones on Saint Peter's Throne.
"Macron even dreams of selecting the pope himself", declared La Verità on April 29, while another publication from the same political camp, Libero, screamed "Macron meddles in the conclave". Il Tempo, a conservative Roman daily, derided Macron's supposed interventionism reminiscent of a modern Sun King. Beneath these headline-grabbing claims lies a profound suspicion of France's motives by the Italian right, Macron's close ties with the Catholic movement Sant'Egidio, which had a close relationship with the late pope, and the role of this powerful community in the power struggles within the Italian Church, worsened by the current Vatican transition period.
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- Amidst the Italian right-wing's suspicion of France's motives, Macron's alleged policy-and-legislation of interventionism in the papal conclave has become a subject of general news debate.
- The French President's close ties with the Catholic movement Sant'Egidio fuel rumors, as some critics accuse him of aspiring to install his chosen ones on Saint Peter's Throne—even dreaming of selecting the pope himself.
- Despite Italy's right-wing media only pointing fingers at Macron's suspected machinations, substantiation for these allegations is yet to be found in credible sources.
- In the political sphere, Macron's alleged meddling in the conclave has raised concerns about his saintly interventionism, conjuring memories of a modern Sun King's presidency.
