The Holy Father is an old man in a hurray. He knows that the Church is threatened with collapse in the West because so many priests are like the late Cardinal of Milan. I gather than he must be surprising himself with the energy he has managed to summon since he became pope. He seems the quintessential mild-manner professor. But the strength is there. It now seems that he is this century’s Leo XIV.
Astute observation. With the 2 dicasteries this year, it’s pretty clear he’s stacking the deck for the next conclave. At 85, the Holy Father is incredibly impressive, and no doubt his mind is still razor sharp. God bless him.