Power Struggles Marked Pope’s Last Days; New Conclave to Select Compromise Choice

Recent news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation has sparked speculation that more may be involved than the publicly cited reason that the Holy Father’s health no longer enabled him to continue in his role leading the Roman Catholic Church. Sources close to both the Pope and the Vatican have informed LIGNET that Benedict’s decision was brought on by his declining health in the context of a major power struggle within the Holy See. Two major appointments made by Benedict in the closing days of his papacy, including one to install a new head of the Vatican Bank, are signs of this struggle. With these appointments, Benedict gave his final response to his adversaries within the Curia, the bureaucracy that runs the Vatican.

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