tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post7932385025733474772..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: The wealth of CardinalsFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-86034723125165485192017-12-24T10:51:09.372+00:002017-12-24T10:51:09.372+00:00The northern countries of Europe operate a civic s...The northern countries of Europe operate a civic society/rule of law system whereas the<br />southern countries operate on a patronage/influence model.<br />There are points in favour of each system.<br />The two are incompatible although capable of co-operation if they are<br />allowed each to work in its own way.(I.e. NOT ever-closer-union.)<br /><br />The boundary between the two systems runs through the middle of one of<br />the European countries: Belgium.<br /><br />After 70 years of EU activity, to say nothing of vast sums of money<br />expended, how much better are the Flemings and the Walloons getting on?wolfrunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843055001195545140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-42572323100053563672017-12-23T22:22:48.540+00:002017-12-23T22:22:48.540+00:00@ vetusta ecclesia
There is no such place on the ...@ vetusta ecclesia<br /><br />There is no such place on the planet.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-90354396325091322822017-12-23T21:23:21.218+00:002017-12-23T21:23:21.218+00:00
What you describe is very much the Italian modus...<br /><br />What you describe is very much the Italian modus operandi. Perhaps the Roman Curia should be moved to a place with more integrity in administration.vetusta ecclesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454059029260192711noreply@blogger.com