The DRC s attack on Cardinal Ambongo may well only boost his stock catholicherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A judicial investigation of Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa on charges of sedition seems a transparent effort to intimidate and muzzle the 64-year-old prelate and frequent critic of the Congolese government.
The Pope and the Press: papal interviews have always been a risky business catholicherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While recent events may invite the impression that contretemps over papal interviews are a defining feature of the Francis papacy, in fact they have a much deeper pedigree.