"The quest for privilege and power...."

Why do you put 'Dr' in front of your name on a blog site, Rosemary? Come on, my friend, give Francis a break. He's doing well considering what he is up against. 

Can you imagine what the wolves were saying when he told them to fossilise 'his summer residence.' They must have had kittens. He is utterly embarrassing hundreds of Bishops and Cardinals around the world as they sit there in their palaces. And not for the first time! 

He knows EXACTLY what the problem is in our Church.  "Bishops who strut around like peacocks in all their finery." "Bishops with the psychology of princes." "Airport Bishops." He's already dumped his personal residence, torpedoed the fancy wheels (and bullet proof add ons), and now he ditches the caravan in the country.

And all just before the anniversary of the Reformation. 

If he sorts the hierarchy out, the poor of this world will get a lot more than an old ruin with a swimming pool.