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The Vaticans' world view changes with history, it has gradually lost all temporal power it held over the preceding thousand years. The idea that the Pope is "infallable" only dates from about 1850, it was an attempt to gain some kind of leverage politically. This looks like it was an attempt to go in a totally different direction, spiritual rather than the "concrete".
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i broadly agree. he's doing what some like to condemn them for both doing and not doing, ie - to change.
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It's better off out of Politics imho, as are all religions. A lot more to say outwith that platform.
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my view is that they should stay out of attempts
to be the political body. they are otoh as entitled as any other individual or corporate body to contribute to the democratic political discourse. this is maybe the same as what you're saying - then again, mebbes naw.