Changes at the Holy See

Father John Zuhlsdorf is pleased by the new appointments at the Curia and the Vatican Basilica: Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Franciscan, until now archbishop of Sao Paulo, will be the prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, and Mons Angelo Comastri will become archpriest of the Vatican Basilica.
 
Very often conservatives think that just because you are conservative you are automatically going to be good at everything. That is pure fantasy. Benedict needs to find people who are capable of implementing the things he wants done. This or that conservative might not actually be able to get the job done. There is wisdom in putting someone who has a chance of succeeding in a job even if he has not in the past been 100% in harmony with what you stand for or don’t automatically agree with what you say just because you say it. It is more important to get things done than simply have good plans and then fail because you didn’t find the right people.

 
Benedict takes his own advice. He thinks before acting.