>>7261974>>198857375Its a bit of a long story so here's the tldr
Rarzinger aka Benedict XVI is super into Walter Casper and Hans Jung
The German church gets money if you declare your a catholic but if you don't you don't get the sacrements
The German prelates have been tryin to smooth the protestant divide so they get more money
The biggest block is the papacy
Kasper has spoken/written that the papacy doesn't need the pope it could just be a committee
Ratzinger being of the same mind and under pressure to resign divided the papacy between an active and contemplative dynamic
Explains why hes still living there and wearing his white cassock
Explains why Francis rejected the standard protocol and attire, he thinks that his role is just to run things and promote what he thinks is best
Its basically a dumpster fire being extinguished with cooking oil
