: rare honour, it is inconceivable that Pope
: Francis was not fully aware of the
: background of Mrs Ploumen prior to the award
: being made.
Just look at the list of recipients, Bertus (here), and I think you'll see that there are plenty of examples of individuals who are questionable.
A couple of examples in the time of PJPII:
- Rupert Murdoch. Hardly a beacon of 'True Catholic' morality!
- Jimmy Savile. By the time he received the order there credible doubts about him.
Surely, to paraphrase your own observation, 'it is inconceivable that PJPII was not fully aware of the background of these and other recipients prior to the award being made'?
: Wither goest thou Pope Francis.
If there's a problem with this award, it's not new to this papacy.
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