Is the Roman Catholic Church Adrift?
Is the Roman Catholic Church Adrift? Friday December 12, 2003 As most people are probably aware, Pope John Paul II is currently quite ill – so ill, in fact, that he is no longer able to take quite as active of a role in governing the Roman Catholic Church as he has in the past. Everyone in the Vatican knows that his days are numbered, even though he may last longer than might be expected. Thus we have a combination of two problems: the “boss” isn’t keeping an eye on things, leaving a vacuum in the leadership, while lots of people are trying to get into a good position to influence the election of the next pope. How does this affect the operation of the Vatican? The Detroit News reports: Increasingly … ambitious prelates in the Roman Curia, or the Vatican administration, are carving out turf for themselves, and hard-line conserv
