by Anura Guruge
on April 14, 204
The legality and ‘properness’ of this French verdict means didly.
This is getting publicity and it hurts his image, reputation & credibility.
Two key factors also at play here. TOO CLOSE to the conclave & just as he is turning 80.
It is conceivable that he might have been able to overcome this setback IF it had happened 4 years ago.
France is a MAJOR Catholic country and we cannot have a new pope who has been FINED by a French court.
This is ALSO a major blow to I — though I appreciate that none of you care about that.
Ouellet was one of my TOP papabili picks (just like he had been in 2011).
Now I had to go and redo the WHOLE list.
But, it is good for another of my favorites, U.S. Cardinal Wilton Gregory. He is now at #3! Wow. O’Malley is another favorite.
I do feel bad for Ouellet. He always seemed to be so much in control. Getting involved in this seems like a mistake. I can’t say I understand all the nuances, but it would appear that he was outside of his jurisdiction.
