[ninenot]

The sentence you quoted was an editorial placed in "news" story. You might have seen this tactic before, e.g., referring to Focus on the Family as an 'extremist' conservative group.

Danneels is not destined for a big white hat in Rome. Although it is not fair to speculate on his destiny, it may just be a warm place, staffed by funny-looking types with hooves.

[biblewonk]

Ultimately, I'm very eager to see who becomes the next pope.