Problems within the Vatican

[Doubting Thomas]

"Monsignors' mutiny" revealed by Vatican leaks

Senior church officials interviewed this month said almost daily embarrassments that have put the Vatican on the defensive could force Pope Benedict to act to clean up the image of its administration - at a time when the church faces a deeper crisis of authority and relevance in the wider world.

Some of those sources said the outcome of a power struggle inside the Holy See may even have a longer-term effect, on the choice of the man to succeed Benedict when he dies.

I am personally pleased to see problems emerge inside the Vatican. As an ex-Catholic, I would love nothing more than to see the destruction of the entire Catholic church.