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21. Well yes, that is why I thought the whole thing was very medieval. Something seriously

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 10:20 AM

Feb 2012

weird is going down in the Vatican. My personal opinion (based on nothing except a hunch) is that the election of Benedict was a result of a series of very political maneuvers - even more so than usual. Basically the hardliners won but they didn't get the Italian Pope they were seeking. They settled for the next best thing - Benedict as a stand-in. He is old and not really interested in political skulduggery anymore. Letting him be Pope was a reward for past services to the hardliners but it came with a short leash. I wouldn't even be surprised if he resigned in the not too distant future. Possibly the murmuring about assassination/papal succession is a not too subtle way to push Benedict in that direction.

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"Monsignors' mutiny" revealed by Vatican leaks [View all] onager Feb 2012 OP

Very interesting. Thanks so much for posting this article. n/t Peregrine Took Feb 2012 #1

A fish stinks from the head down. loudsue Feb 2012 #2

The Election Was Rigged AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #8

roflmao nofurylike Feb 2012 #12

That's a funny graphic Renew Deal Feb 2012 #27

. Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #28

LOL! DeSwiss Feb 2012 #33

+1 Bozita Feb 2012 #38

Benedict is a place holder for the return to power of the hardliners yellowcanine Feb 2012 #32

How many here know that when Lord Acton said this: hedgehog Feb 2012 #35

Pope Benedict is running the Vatican like Bush ran the US, and he's getting Bush like outcomes Renew Deal Feb 2012 #3

I recommend people read the entire thing Renew Deal Feb 2012 #4

Vatican = biggest cult headquarters ever Skittles Feb 2012 #5

+1,000,000 mopinko Feb 2012 #7

This whole business sounds so ...... medieval. There was speculation about assassination of the yellowcanine Feb 2012 #6

Historically it is quite the opposite. Fearless Feb 2012 #11

Well yes, that is why I thought the whole thing was very medieval. Something seriously yellowcanine Feb 2012 #21

Definitely medieval... Fearless Feb 2012 #34

Benedict XVI is an old man, closer to a natural death hedgehog Feb 2012 #36

I never liked Benedict, from the moment he was "elected" and secondwind Feb 2012 #9

Those shoes are NOT common ol' Gucci. onager Feb 2012 #10

Tks for the update. :-) secondwind Feb 2012 #14

Now THAT'S a Pope Mobile! Myrina Feb 2012 #20

Doesn't help that he does this caseymoz Feb 2012 #16

Don't all the Popes wear those red shoes? I thought it was part of the papal costume. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #23

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys... nt MADem Feb 2012 #13

The scandal described below didn't happen during Benny XVI's era, but it is BlueMTexpat Feb 2012 #15

The 20th century saw a proliferation of secretive cults hedgehog Feb 2012 #37

And these secretive cults as scary as hell, for the most part. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2012 #39

Ain't infallibility a bitch? caseymoz Feb 2012 #17

Gah, I hate "call it" leads. That's just lazy writing. Brickbat Feb 2012 #18

All institutions... GTurck Feb 2012 #19

The main function of all institutions, no matter how good their initial purpose, Thor_MN Feb 2012 #22

Time to investigate all the "tax empt" institutions for corruption and money laundering, abroad and nanabugg Feb 2012 #24

Name me one of the BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #29

Add to it the end of Liberation Theology txlibdem Feb 2012 #25

These are the people upset about contraceptives? _ed_ Feb 2012 #26

No way. progressoid Feb 2012 #30

The Vatican is a midiaeval court pscot Feb 2012 #31