PopeWatch believes the relationship between the two men could be best characterized as tense. Ganswein could reveal what Pope Benedict thought of his successor, and PopeWatch doubts if many of those thoughts were complimentary. Pope Francis has kept him on the shelf since the death of Benedict. This assignment could be interpreted as an exile to where the Church is weak, except in Lithuania, but if things really head south with Putin, the fate of the Baltic States might suddenly become the main issue around the globe. PopeWatch assumes that Ganswein is waiting until Francis dies or resigns before telling what he knows about the odd relationship between Pope and Pope Emeritus.
I wonder if Abp. Ganswein has any insurance policies of information – hidden files to be released if something were to mysteriously happen to him.
Josh, if he is as smart as he appears to be, I would bet on that.
The folks running things in Rome might not need to make anything mysterious happen to Archbishop Ganswein. He might get the “Cardinal Pell Treatment”: accusations of impropriety could be arranged which would stain his reputation even if he could eventually prove his innocence.
Let’s hope, for His Excellency’s sake, that not only does he have an ‘insurance policy’ of information, but that those receipts are indisputably damning for Important People.