Publication Ban
Sponsorship Scandal
Reading materials: CTV
We all know about Prime Minister Chretien and the sponsorship scandal. Well a US weblog has violated the publication ban set in place to provide a fair trial and published some key (and damning) testimony. The people and the companies implicated could very well bring down our government. It goes down pretty deep. I can’t republish the URL of the blog but the anonymous author implies that corruption runs deep in our government and so does nepotism. Though that’s a given. It also imlicates involvement of an organized crime group.
I don’t really see how this can hurt the case but I can see how this can hurt our Liberal party.
My view: if they call a snap election now, the Liberals will lose.
Candidates for the Papacy
I know you’ve all had enough of the Pope talk but I promise, this is my last post about the Papacy.
This is Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria. He’s 72 years old and would be the first black pope since Gelasius I.
Cardinal Danneels, 71 years old.
Cardinal Ratzinger, 77 years old. Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, which makes him one of the most powerful men in the Vatican. Though him not being Italian greatly hinders his chances.
Cardinal Tettamanzi, 69 years old.
Cardinal Ouellet hails from Quebec, I believe he is the only Canadian candidate. He’s also the youngest at 60 years old.
Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos is the last candidate. He’s 74 years old and is part of the Curia.
This all got interesting after reading Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons, heh.
I don’t know who’ll become the next pope and I don’t really care either. As I said before in a previous entry, I don’t really think we even have a need for a pope anymore. But since they’re going to pick another one anyway, I hope the next pope shares my views on things. Probably not. It’s funny but I get the feeling that the Americans are trying to steal the papacy.