This is one of several insightful questions raised. As Matt Abbott comments
A number of years ago, I probably would have dismissed the above material as malarkey. Yet given the current state of affairs in the church and in the world, I believe it should be taken seriously. Pope Benedict XVI’s perplexing resignation has been disastrous for Catholic orthodoxy, much as Obama’s presidency was disastrous for America.
Catholic ping!
FR post of the Remnant article referenced herein:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3517098/posts
My guess is he’s probably not in any hurry to meet the Pope. As we know, the President doesn’t take kindly to criticism, and the Pope has already indirectly dissed him twice (i.e, the wall not being Christian and the need to avoid Hitler like populist saviors).
This is a good article. I too, a few years ago, would have thought this was conspiracy theory gone even madder than usual, but now...I’m not so sure.