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April 13, 2005
Ratzinger Ahead in Pope Politicking
Topics:A Church official said on Wednesday that the German conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul - but many of them are still undecided. Apparently Cardinal Ratzinger is looking strong but it's still far from clear who will emerge as Pope and how the voting will go. The conclave begins next Monday and a two-thirds majority - 77 out of 115 votes - is needed to win. Cardinal Ratzinger has been the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog for 23 years and although he is the frontrunner for now, moderates are considering a symbolic candidacy for Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, the former archbishop of Milan.
Reuters story at Wired News ...
Posted by Hyscience at April 13, 2005 9:30 AM
Cardianl Martini is allegedly a moderate but he is a wolf in sheep's clothing and is unsuitable. I still think that the new Bishop of Rome will be a dark horse.
Posted by: Maggie4life at April 13, 2005 4:08 PM
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