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In reply to the discussion: "Monsignors' mutiny" revealed by Vatican leaks [View all]hedgehog
(36,286 posts)35. How many here know that when Lord Acton said this:
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
He was referring to the declaration of Papal Infallibility which came out of Vatican I after most of the bishops had left for home. Vatican I shut down abruptly as war broke out across Europe, and the out-of-towners beat feet to get home before the borders closed. The Vatican denizens who remained re-opened the Council and took a vote that favored their interests.
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Pope Benedict is running the Vatican like Bush ran the US, and he's getting Bush like outcomes
Renew Deal
Feb 2012
#3
This whole business sounds so ...... medieval. There was speculation about assassination of the
yellowcanine
Feb 2012
#6
Well yes, that is why I thought the whole thing was very medieval. Something seriously
yellowcanine
Feb 2012
#21
Don't all the Popes wear those red shoes? I thought it was part of the papal costume.
yellowcanine
Feb 2012
#23
The scandal described below didn't happen during Benny XVI's era, but it is
BlueMTexpat
Feb 2012
#15
The main function of all institutions, no matter how good their initial purpose,
Thor_MN
Feb 2012
#22