Francis continues to use Scalfari as a platform despite Lombardi saying that there have been misquotes in the past. What does that tell you? Obviously, it is a way to give Francis plausible deniability. Any time the uproar gets to be too intense they can say it is a misquote and Scalfari won't object because he will continue to get access to Francis. A very nice quid pro quo.
Very nice, indeed. I do think that's the best example I've ever seen of
quid pro quo.Thank you, Clemens Maria, for pointing that out!
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