[Unam Sanctam]

Being an incompetent statesman does not mean that one cannot be a saint, since logically two different criteria apply.

[Antoninus]

Well, the source of this article is German, and considering the events at the end of WWI, my guess is the Germans are still bitter about the whole thing. The idea that the leader of their incompetant ally could be made a saint must grate on some nerves--particularly as the Germans themselves are typically cast as the most evil nation on the planet while Austrians are generally given a pass.