Sandro Magister casts doubts on conclave leak

In a post entitled "The Vatican Codes: This is How I Rewrite My Conclave" (www.chiesa Oct. 7, 2005), Sandro Magister addresses supposed "new revelations" leaked by a cardinal on the conclave that elected Benedict XVI, all aimed against him, in strange legends built upon cardinals Martini and Bergoglio:

But there are errors in the diary that a jurist cardinal should not commit . . . . This major discrepancy is enough to cast doubt upon the reliability of the 'historical rigor' of the diary.

The rest of the text suggests, rather, that the 'intention' to publish it was a much more combative one: to demonstrate that Ratzinger's victory was not at all "plebiscitary," that it was in question up until the last moment, that it was unduly favored by the fact that Ratzinger was the dean of the college of cardinals, ...

yada, yada, yada ... We smell a rat. Read the rest of the story here.

Also, the First Things blog by Richard John Neuhaus, On the Square, is up and running.

(Tip of the hat to Benjamin at Ad Limina Apostolorum)