Monday, January 22, 2007
HAVE THE FOXES COLONIZED THE HENHOUSE ?
From an NOR link:
VATICAN CITY -- The forced resignation of Pope Benedict XVI's handpicked choice for archbishop of Warsaw, Stanislaw Wielgus, has exposed divisions within the Vatican, which insiders say have left the pontiff increasingly isolated.
"Benedict does not have a decisive temperament and must take into account his age," said the Italian Panorama newsmagazine. "The initiatives he has taken are meeting with much resistance."
Bishop Wielgus announced his resignation on Jan. 9, just two days after accepting the post, in the face of disclosures that he had been an agent for Poland's communist secret service for decades and twice attended its spy school.
Benedict had passed over six other candidates to select Bishop Wielgus for the post, actions that suggest he was at best poorly advised by his entourage, Vatican sources say.
The Vatican declined to comment for this article.
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A lot of Polish names appear on the "Passed-over and Replaced List" in the article. Meanwhile, the canonization of the Chief Polish Vaticanista continues full-speed. Now that we have all caught our breath after the conclave, the air in Rome seems to be stirring once again.
