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" Gondi would never be created Prefect of a Congregation, yet he was unable to understand why. Capable of grasping so much, he couldn’t see, or perhaps believe, that his virtue, hard work, relentless flow of accurate reports and genius for middle management would keep him for ever a Monsignore. Irreplaceable at his own level, he could never rise. Many small honours had been conferred upon him, but he was too useful to promote. The Secretariat commended his work, slightly altered his conclusions, and left him where he was. "
― Penelope Fitzgerald , Innocence