Benedict’s renunciation and the wolves within the church

LifeSiteNews ^ | Feb 14, 2013 | Steve Jalsevac

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JPII (as he became incompetent, which I think actually happened long before most people realized it) was completely overwhelmed by the curial wolves and they then effectively prevented BXVI from completing projects that should have been easy to accomplish simply because to do so might have impinged on their perks and power.

Fascinating (and disturbing). What projects were these curial wolves interfering with?

I just hope we don’t get the African who wants to establish a “global economic authority.” Like Africa, which lives entirely on foreign aid, knows anything about global economics? Or the Vatican, which lives entirely on donations, has any idea?

Agree. His economic opinions are foolish in the extreme. If they elect an overtly socialist pope, donations are bound to decline, so they'll learn the hard way. I also noticed Cardinal O'Malley mentioned in an article another poster linked. He would be another unfortunate choice (socially and fiscally liberal). Anything's possible, though, particularly in the event of gridlock, where we could end up with a compromise selection from out of left field.