From National Catholic Reporter:
A few in the College of Cardinals are ratcheting up their attacks on the legacy of Pope Francis and debates on the future of the Catholic Church are getting heated, both in closed-door, pre-conclave meetings and in interviews in the worldwide media.
In a dramatic session of the seventh pre-conclave plenary assembly on April 30, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, 84, publicly criticized Pope Francis for what he described as a break with “long-standing tradition” in the Catholic Church, America magazine reported. Stella is among several Italian cardinals, ineligible to vote because they are over age 80, who in recent days has been outspoken in the media trying to influence cardinal electors to slow the reforms Pope Francis started.