CalamityJane wrote:He is no dummy by any means, speaking 10 languages, being an accomplished pianist and prefers intellectual discussions . . .
That's no argument, an educated fool is still a fool. When the Emperor Joseph succeeded his mother Maria Theresa, everyone oohed and ahhed about the "liberal" new emperor. But every "reform" for which he took credit was the product of his mother, arguably the most able Austrian administrator in history, or his father, without doubt the most effective financier in Austrian history. Joseph cut the nobility, which soon crippled his ability to administer the Habsburg lands, and he cavorted with commoners who soon suckered him out of enormous sums, endangering the careful work his father, Francis, had done to put the empire on a sound financial footing. Being well educated and allegedly intelligent is no automatic recommendation for high authority.
This clown has now alienated the Muslims, the Orthodox Church, the Protestants and the reform minded in his own church. That's not very bright, no matter in how many languages he pukes up his reactionary rants. The man is a loose canon, and he's going to set the church back by centuries.