NOTES FOR CARDINALS/7
Respect the law to ensure justice and avoid absolutism
The last pontificate was a triumph of arbitrariness. The proper exercise of authority must be restored, anchoring it once more in divine and natural law and in the good and objective order of the Church.
CURIA REFORM
The Vatican needs a DOVE, a department for efficiency
The Vatican needs a department for efficiency, and this has to be one of the main tasks of the next Pope. Efficiency matters, even in the Curia. The evangelising mission is at stake.
RUMOURS
Synod dogma makes revolutionary Conclave reform credible
There’s been leaks about the Pope's intention to revolutionise the election - and the electors - of his successor, in ways inspired by the Synod pathway. And with signals that speak louder than denials.