[Miss Marple]

Salvation, thank you for this thread. Not only are the media making stupid and snide comments like this is a political election, smears on certain cardinals are now surfacing in an attempt to influence the conclave. Today I hard aspersions that Ratzinger was a member of the Nazi party and a South American cardinal (from Argentina) was involved in some sort of shady dealings.

Of course, not a word about Mahoney of Los Angeles.

I will check in from time to time here. As you know, I am not Catholic but am very interested in the workings of the Church. Thank you so much for all the information you have posted on this thread.

[Salvation]

Your reflections as a non-Catholic are right on! Thanks so much!