Pope Francis criticism of bishops blamed on 'someone giving him bad advice'

Mexico's main archdiocese has said Pope Francis was badly advised before he talked to bishops during his visit to the country.

Pope Francis criticism of bishops blamed on 'someone giving him bad advice'

Mexico's main archdiocese has said Pope Francis was badly advised before he talked to bishops during his visit to the country.

The Pope told a gathering of bishops in February not to be career-minded clerics, saying: "We do not need 'princes', but rather a community of the Lord's witnesses."

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