Quite true.

Centuries? I don't think so. You only need to go back to Paul VI in the 1960s to see the pope carried on the Sedia Gestatoria under a canopy, wearing that very tiara and accompanied by the flabella (those big plume fans). http://footage.framepool.co… http://footage.framepool.co…

Well he actually has not done that yet, has he? Bringing the cardinals to heel, yes, but he hasn't actually forced his billion followers to do anything, besides the challenge he issued in his first address from the balcony. We shall see what he has in store. Saint or villain? In any event, marvelously complex.

I don't understand the characterization of Lenny as a villain. An ultramontanist and egotist, sure, but what makes him a villain?

All I can say is, if they don't get the accent right it will all be a waste of time.