I am a little confused abou the military thing as well. I am not going to condemn him because I don't know the facts and none of us ever know how we will behave when a bayonet is at our throats. But I think it is unusual that with a new scandal breaking out every day in the church that they would not have immediately issued a statement (which they are now doing in response to many discussions) that we know about the accusations and they have been cleared to our satisfaction..signed..all the cardinals. Otherwise they (shock) look like they could not have seen this train wreck coming..surely someone had a dossier on him and could have revealed this in session..as in do we want to start out a papacy with this to deal with..or has it been sufficiently debunked and there will be a small storm and then it will be over..I do not know. He does seem like a very decent man from what I have seen, sincere etc...I just don't know.