Among the Ruins; The decline and fall of the Roman Catholic Church by Paul Williams

Author:Paul Williams [Williams, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781633883048
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2017-07-18T07:00:00+00:00

A MILQUETOAST AT HEART

John Paul, however, was neither a spiritual warrior nor determined reformer. Of all the popes of the twentieth century, he was, perhaps, the most timorous. On one occasion, when a gust of wind blew a score of documents from his hands to the roof of the Apostolic Palace, John Paul became so distraught that his attendants had to place him in bed, where he remained with a rosary between his fingers until the papers were found.24 Nevertheless, reliable sources contend that the new pope was moved to action as he learned more and more about the inner workings of Vatican, Inc. According to David Yallop, John Paul announced on September 28 his decision to remove Archbishop Marcinkus from the IOR, to transfer Cardinal Baggio to the diocese of Florence, and to force Cardinal Villot into retirement. This contention is supported by declassified documents from the US Department of State and the CIA.25

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