Cardinal- lapsation is the main problem, not Vatileaks

Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka: The enormous, the central problem of the Catholic Church "is the people who lapse from the Faith"

On the priority list of the cardinals who gather currently in the Vatican, Vatileaks will not occupy the top position. This is because the enormous, the central problem of the Catholic Church "is the people who lapse from the Faith." the Cardinal Archbishop of Prague Dominik Duka told the Italian newspaper "Il Messaggero". The Czech cardinal also expressed the suspicion that the General Congregation of the Cardinals will get some information about the investigation to Vatileaks. Pope Benedict XVI in the last days of his pontificate instructed that that the investigation report on the Vatileaks affair by three cardinals should not be presented to the Cardinals, but to the next Pope.

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Some excellent background on the Archbishop. One wonders how much he owes his position to fellow Dominican Cardinal Schönborn, who has for many years developed contacts with the Church in Central Europe. He will be a Thomist but maybe in the mold of the less than strict observance of the Cardinal in Vienna, who once was even heard to equate St Thomas Aquinas and the radical theologian, Father Edward Schillebeeckx OP; "they are both good".

The Dominicans are not the order they were- St Thomas Aquinas, whose Feastday falls today is turning in his grave at the idea from their Dutch Province that the laity should celebrate the Mass.

How Cardinal Duka celebrates Mass
- a Mass on the Feast of St Hubert, Patron of Hunters.

And in front of a icon of Our Lady, Salus Populi Romani-Protectress of the Roman People

Twelve Cardinals blacklisted by sexual abuse victims group

A group representing survivors of sexual abuse by priests named a "Dirty Dozen" list of cardinals it said would be the worst candidates for pope based on their handling of child sex abuse claims or their public comments about the cases.

The list names three U.S. Roman Catholic cardinals and nine from other countries.

SNAP, the Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests, said as it released the list Wednesday that its accusations were based on media reports, legal filings and victims' statements.

A representative for one of the cardinals on list dismissed the group. The remaining cardinals or their representatives couldn't be immediately reached by CNN for comment Wednesday.

"I'm not going to respond to this group which has little to no credibility," said Joseph Zwelling, a spokesman for Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

When asked about the SNAP list, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Vatican, told CNN: "We believe it is not up to SNAP to decide who comes to conclave and who is chosen. ... cardinals can decide themselves without asking SNAP for advice."

Lombardi and another Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Thomas Rosica, read the SNAP press release together, Rosica said. Lombardi declined to comment further.

The two other U.S. cardinals on the list are Sean O'Malley of Boston and Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., the group said.

A spokeswoman for Wuerl declined to comment.

The others listed are Leonardo Sandri of Argentina, George Pell of Australia, Marc Ouellet of Canada, Dominik Duka or the Czech Republic, Peter Turkson of Ghana, Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, Tarcisio Bertone and Angelo Scola of Italy, and Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico, the group said.

Full story Cathcon- strangely missing from the list, Cardinal Mahony, Cardinal Danneels, Cardinal Rigali and Cardinal Brady