It was a very small sign of something bigger. Yet, I dont see that a Pope would turn tail to run because of subtle threats over SWIFT exclusion. It wouldnt have held if put in place.
He got his start in community orgainizing with these disident Catholic in Chicago and he has been subverting the Church since the earliest days of his career.
Benidict was hated by the liberals in the Catholic Church, especially the homosexuals to the extent that there were threats that as soon has Pope John Paul II died, the days of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were numbered.
Given his ties to the subversive elements in the Catholic hierarchy, Obama was unusually well placed to use his position as President of the United States to force the hated Ratzinger to resign