In other news from Lake Wobegone, Austrian Cardinal Christophe Schoenborn, a former student of Ratzinger's who is close to the pope, gave some noteworthy comments to Austrian media -- via the latest edition of The Tablet:

The head of the Austrian Church has launched an attack of one of the most senior cardinals in the Vatican, saying that Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, deeply wronged the victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy when he dismissed media reports of the scandal. In a meeting with editors of the main Austrian daily newspapers last week, Cardinal Christoph Schnborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, also said the Roman Curia was urgently in need of reform, and that lasting gay relationships deserved respect. He reiterated his view that the Church needs to reconsider its position on re-married divorcees.

More here.It seems the Holy Spirit does blow where he, or she, will...