Pope Francis has directly intervened to end an impasse between the Vatican and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta over controversial reforms. The Holy Father told the leaders of the Vatican delegation that they must include senior knights nominated by the Order to take part in any crisis talks, not only those hand-picked by themselves.
He has suspended the talks between the Order and the Vatican and asked to meet a group of knights picked by the Grand Chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager, to hear personally their concerns about the reforms proposed by the commission of Cardinal Silvano Tomasi.
