Douglas Urbanski, who has inside Vatican contacts, reports that the views expressed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who issued the statement while the Pope was on vacation, are renegade views and asks the question that needs to be asked: Does the Pope back Sodano's statement? Urbanski points to this story on the rift between Pope Benedict XVI and Sodano. He'll have more tonight as a guest host on the Rusty Humphries show. Tune in.
A dirty trick indeed if Benedict didn't authorize this response.
Excellent find, prairie, and I'll try to remember to use that post when I see threads about that matter.
Do you remember Sodano doing this before with JPII, who was also on vacation? Big mistake.