That definition of intuition seems pretty impoverished to me, particularly in a religious context like this. There is a lot of philosophy implied in it, as there is a lot behind Aquinas' assertion "the truth of the intelligible things of God is twofold, one to which the inquiry of reason can attain, the other which surpasses the whole range of human reason..." Personally I'd look for a fuller understanding of intellect before assessing "brilliance."

In any event, your example suggests Francis, with 40 years experience as a pastor, is more to be desired than Benedict, who was a pastor for about a year. It is not something that I would say, I think Benedict's experience as a scholar helped him as a pastor. But it seems to be what you are implying.

I'm not sure why you would use the word incompetence about Francis -- he is at a pretty high level before reaching whatever it is you consider incompetency.  Trying to "pile on gripes" like you think others do here?