Author Patrick Archbold

Robert Moynihan of Inside the Vatican relays this story of an encounter with a voting Cardinal on the streets of Rome the day before the conclave. I excerpt it here because it captures so much of my sentiment. “I only… Continue Reading →

FWIW, my working definition of a Vaticanista. A Vaticanista is like a climatologist, he uses small amounts of irrelevant and unverifiable data to predict a future in magical concordance with his own wishes. *subhead*A working definition.*subhead*

I hear so much about what we need in a Pope today.  They say we need and ecumenical Pope, a Pastoral Pope, a media savvy Pope, a bridge builder who is committed to Vatican II.  Well, I agree.  Sorta. I… Continue Reading →

I have spent the weekend trying to figure out about which names echoing out at St. Peter’s would make me happy (like I was in 2005) and which would worry me. In 2005, I had a clear favorite and he… Continue Reading →

Kristen Chenoweth has been known for her supposed ‘Christianity’ in Hollywood. But now she has decided that being ‘Christian’ is no longer enough. Kristen Chenoweth has decided she is Pope. The actress, who recently starred in a show called Good… Continue Reading →

George Weigel makes an interesting point. He calls the decision by the College of Cardinals to shut-down all communication ” a remarkably woodenheaded move, even by recent Vatican-communications standards.” His point is this. The leaks of verbatim information from the… Continue Reading →

After the details of private conversations between Cardinals have been reported in the press, the College of Cardinals has decided to impose a media blackout. VATICAN CITY — The College of Cardinals that will elect the next pope cut off… Continue Reading →

Some nutty guy posing as a Bishop tried to crash the Cardinals pre-conclave meeting. The man is some nutter, but he actually made it past the first checkpoint before getting caught. Here is the best part. You know what gave… Continue Reading →

There is this great scene in the movie ‘The Incredibles’ when Buddy is pretending to be Mr. Incredible’s sidekick. Police Officer: Wait. You mean he got away? Mr. Incredible: Uh-huh. [gestures to Buddy sitting angrily in the car] Skippy here… Continue Reading →

After the resignation, we kinda knew. But now we know for sure. Cardinal O’Brien, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, did the dirty. Sad and sickening. 3 March 2013 Statement from Cardinal O’Brien In recent days certain allegations which have… Continue Reading →