A leading official of the Roman Curia has said that the Vatican should have “more respect for, and listen to, the local churches.

A leading official of the Roman Curia has said that the Vatican should have “more respect for, and listen to, the local churches.” Although diocesan bishops sometimes complain that the Vatican is not sufficiently responsive to their needs, it is highly unusual for a Curial official to make the same argument. Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, the president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants, made his comment in an interview with the Italian magazine, Famiglia Cristiana.