Pope Francis: Look out for ‘self-referential’ founders who put themselves ‘above the Church’ Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Dec. 11, 2021. / Vatican Media. Read more about Pope Francis: Look out for ‘self-referential’ founders who put themselves ‘above the Church’