In his resignation statement, he apologises in such a way that the first glance reader thought he'd left milk out in a warm room or something, and not "unwanted behaviour" and "inappropriate contact" with other priests. He's pledged to not attend the conclave to choose Benedict XVI's successormy Lida Sale plans to call it Pope-a-palooza have so far fallen on death ears but given how other Cardinals are under pressure not to show up either, it could end up being as sparsely attended as a Northern Soul night organised by Nick Griffin.
When it comes to this week's news, basically nobody knows anything. Nobody in the Lib Dems certainly seems to know anything about Lord Rennard's alleged perving, not least Super Slim Lord Rennard himself. Nick Clegg doesn't seem to know anything, nor does Simon Hughes (although you get the idea the Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems has an office somewhere like here) nor Vince Cable. That said, Jo Swinson seemed to know, but just didn't sort it. All this heat and light focused on the Libs at the minute though at least gives the embattled Chris Huhne Zhen De Shou a breather, who last week had his wife's court case thrown out because the jury had never so much as seen an episode of Boston Legal.
The Vatican and Lib Dems may be struggling with their reputations at the minute but America is going for a bit of a diplomatic lovebomb of late, as opposed to the other kind. In a move that so out there it makes a full logical circuit and almost makes sense, Dennis Rodman is travelling to North Korea for some "basketball diplomacy".

Meanwhile Keith O'Brien, the erstwhile Cardinal of Edinburgh and St Andrews, doesn't seem to know much of what is going on either, but he's apologised and is resigning anyway.