You know, at the meeting in Rome about Immobiliere, it was made clear that despite any prior agreements the Immobiliere deal had to be ratified by the Pope. As the Cardinal stated, the Pope was gravely ill.

Well, two questions. First, the Cardinal also stated that "this is a brief delay, nothing more." Was he referring to the Pope recovering from his illness and ratifying the deal or was he referring to the Pope's successor ratifying the deal?

Second, why was Michael's lawyer so upset with those in attendance at the Vatican meeting? Despite any opposition from those at that meeting, the Corleones controlled the Immobiliere board (as he stated) and it was the Pope's (and the Pope's alone) ratification (or lack thereof) that would determine Michael's control of Immobiliere. With or without that ratification, Lucchesi and his cohorts could not affect Michael's control of Immobiliere.