After a handful of public challenges to Pope Francis's teaching and authority, the members of the Pope's international Council of Cardinals began their February meeting expressing their "full support" for his work.
Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, coordinator of the council, began the meeting on February 13 assuring the Pope of the cardinals' "full support for his person and his magisterium," according to a statement published by the Vatican press office.
The statement said the cardinals' support was offered "in relation to recent events."
