Even stopped clocks are right twice per day.
The Vatican is still here becaue it is irrelevant so no one needs to destroy it. The USSR is gone because it was relevant and a threat. The Pope, if we can believe the article, is making an absurd statement and should be spanked for it.
And the absurd thing is, the Pope has made NO STATEMENT in this article. As I have come to understand it, the particular Cardinal who gave this interview, is retired.
Stopped clocks are correct twice a day, too bad your not a clock, you haven't been right yet.