of course I have my "own agenda"; everyone does. and I make no secret or denial about the fact that I have no comprehension or understanding of organized religion or why anyone would ever want to subscribe to one. I just can't see in this instance what makes one pope or cardinal any more or less valid in their "interpretation" of the church's tenets than the next one. it seems to me that people who identify as catholics but dissent from the policies of their own supposed leaders are just trying to have the whole thing both ways.