Go here to read about it. Pope Benedict was probably one of the brightest men to be Pope. Yet he lacked the guts to root out the corruption at the Vatican, seeking to have this cup passed from him by resigning and have his successor fight the battle, which Pope Francis, that living embodiment of corruption, of course declined to do. Popes being intelligent is good; popes having courage is better.
Reminds me of the difference in the military between a staff officer and a commander. Not all excellent staff officers make good commanders.
Oh the agony of the gap between knowing action must be taken and taking action.
It seems the better we are able to identify the problem, the more ways we can imagine the solution going wrong.
I have never understood, and often disagreed with, the resignation, but I suspect this was part of the reason for it.
Two of the three Cardinals who prepared the report are still alive (although they’re pretty old!) … I’m hoping someone asks them if they made any copies of their report.
His autobiographer is being sold in Kmart in Australia. Kmart is a discount department store. A newly released autobiographer making its debut in a discount department store speaks volumes.
I’m just happy to learn that there’s still K-mart stores open! 😀
Kmart used to be in US? I learnt something new.
I grew up in the home town of K-Mart, Ezabelle … Troy Michigan. 🙂