But no, there's nothing to those rumors about the Pope and his sudden resignation

The Pope resigns, suddenly, rather shockingly--the first time one has done so in what? 600 years and there are rumors of accusations and scandals but no, no, there's nothing wrong or going on behind the scenes, no, certainly not.

Except again, very suddenly and abruptly, there's this shocker this morning:

Cardinal Keith O'Brien Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

So, the 85 year old Pope resigns, suddenly, shockingly, all of a sudden, going against deep set, very long term, centuries old Catholic rules and law and tradition, even though he looks pretty darned healthy and after all, it's got to be one of the cushiest jobs on the planet and now, as the entire Catholic Church is gearing up for one of their most important jobs, internally, that of electing a new Pope when, again, all of a sudden, a Cardinal--one of the few people on the planet who are supposed to do this oh-so-important task YET HE HAS TO RESIGN, ABRUPTLY, JUST BEFORE THIS CONCLAVE? 

And nothing's wrong inside the Church?

Nothing's going on?

We're supposed to believe that?

And he's not the only Cardinal of the Church, either, who's beset with or by some scandal--sexual, at that, oh, no.

The BBC says that:

"The resignation of Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the wake of allegations of improper behavior creates a crisis for the Church in Scotland, and represents a heavy blow to the wider Church as it battles to shore up its reputation ahead of the papal election or 'conclave.' The conclave is already expected to be difficult in the circumstances created by Pope Benedict's unprecedented resignation. The Vatican is also struggling to deal with reports of internal corruption and mismanagement."

Then there's Cardinal Roger Mahoney and his sexual abuse cover up. This article from a Catholic media outlet:

Cardinal Mahony hit hard by document release

And these, also from Catholic media sources, not "outside attackers":

Catholics urge Cardinal Mahony to "Stay home" during Papal Conclave next month

 

Italian prelate hopes Cardinal Mahony will stay home from conclave

 

And then there's also this Cardinal and his problems: 

N.Y. cardinal questioned in Milwaukee sex-abuse cases  

 

Finally, at least here, today, lest anyone think this is rather "small potatoes" within the Church, this is how bid a deal this is:

Pope changes Church law

 

To react to this seeming scandal, The Pope is having to change internal, centuries-old Catholic law, just to get done what he and his no doubt closest advisors feel needs to be done so they can get beyond the scandals as quickly as possible and sweep everything under a figurative rug.

It very much reminds me of the line from "The Wizard of Oz":

 

"PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!"

Anyone who knows me, at least anyone who knows me closely (or follows me on Facebook, heaven forbid--no pun intended) knows I think we should Sell the Vatican, Feed The World!