Digitus Dei?

Rocco reports:

'Reports of a Marini health scare came to light on the same day [Monday 27 March] that Liberta, a newspaper in his home-diocese of Piacenza, aired speculation that the lead ceremoniere was the in pectore cardinal named by John Paul II at the 2003 consistory but never published before the late pontiff's death. Confronted with the question last week at the Milan presentation of his latest book, "Liturgia e bellezza," a study of the modern history of papal ritual, the publication said Marini seemed to be caught in "a moment of surprise." "He smiled but, above all, he didn't deny it," Liberta reported.

A source in Rome related that the archbishop underwent an angioplasty which, so it's said, took place earlier today [Tuesday 28 March]. The procedure is often employed where an arterial blockage exists, but is not at the point where bypass surgery is the sole feasible option. He is expected to return to work in a week or so.'

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc?

Let us pray for the Archbishop's speedy recovery, that he may soon take up his new position as (non-Cardinal) Archbishop of Carriera Finita (in partibus infidelium).