The Knights of Malta leader whose firing touched off a showdown
between the order and Pope Francis says he believes the Vatican only
became involved in his sacking because it learned the order’s officials
were describing the move as something the pontiff desired.
Albrecht von Boeselager, who was reinstated as the order’s grand
chancellor Jan. 28, said Thursday that the Vatican was not trying to
step on the Knights’ historic status as a sovereign entity but to
protect the pope’s name.
