Did a powerful group of cardinals conspire to unseat Pope Benedict
XVI and elect Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio—Pope Francis—in his place? That
sensational claim has been circulating in conservative Catholic internet
sites. But the available facts don’t support the sensational headlines.
Edward Pentin, a respected Vatican journalist, broke the story to the English-speaking world with his report for the National Catholic Register. He reported—accurately—that a new biography of Belgium’s retired Cardinal Godfried Danneels has disclosed that the existence of a group of prelates who were committed to “progressive” causes, and unhappy with the influence exerted in the Vatican by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1115
Edward Pentin, a respected Vatican journalist, broke the story to the English-speaking world with his report for the National Catholic Register. He reported—accurately—that a new biography of Belgium’s retired Cardinal Godfried Danneels has disclosed that the existence of a group of prelates who were committed to “progressive” causes, and unhappy with the influence exerted in the Vatican by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1115