In October 17th, Pope Leo XIV—or more precisely, the Secretariat of State in concert with the team from the Dicastery for Bishops, led by Bergoglian Secretary Ilson de Jesus Montanari—appointed the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, following the resignation of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn upon reaching the age limit. Schönborn, a longtime friend of Benedict XVI, was also the editor of the most recent edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The new bishop is Josef Grünwidl. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the personal secretary to Archbishop Schönborn. On January 22, 2025, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the same Archdiocese—a move that effectively paved the way for his episcopal appointment. It can be said with a high degree of certainty that Prevost merely confirmed a process already underway, while nonetheless signaling a degree of alignment with its underlying orientation. The appointment of Grünwidl as head of one of Europe’s most prominent …