LONG WRITE-UPS OF POSSIBLE PAPABILE. (Netscape News took down the story.)
LATIN-AMERICAN SPECULATION.
LIST OF PAPAL ELECTORS.
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Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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I’m all for Pope Francis. The future of Africa is too important to let this opportunity slip by. I’d really like to see the cardinals be bold in their selection and Arinze would be the boldest choice.
I read something in the paper the other day that indicated that one of the voters from Canada, Turcotte, held some heterodox positions regarding “gay rights”. But I don’t trust the MSM to report accurately anyways. I hope John Paul II knew what he was doing when he selected these guys.
By the way, does anyone know the reasoning behind the voting-age limit of 80 years? What purpose does that serve? Can someone over 80 be elected, even if he can’t vote?
Were some of these guys appointed by JP I or Paul VI or John XXIII?
Which ones?
Only Cds Baum, Ratzinger and Sin were appointed by Paul VI; JP1 did not get a chance to elevate anyone.
http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_list.asp?orderby=Consistory&submit=Reorder%21
Just a quick question. Is Cardinal Law eligible to vote? I believe he was just “retired”, not “fired”.
Cdl. Law is eligible to vote. He doubtless will.
Enter a conclave as a papabile, leave as a cardinal.
Can someone over 80 be elected, even if he can’t vote?
Yes, any baptized male can be elected Pope. He need not be a Cardinal or even a bishop. For example, Pope Gregory XVI was a Cardinal, but not a bishop, when he was elected Pope.
When does the new Pope pick the name he will have after elected? Do all the cardinals pick a name before the election? I hope the next pope will not be JPIII. I think that would be confusing. Who decides when or if John Paul II can be called John Paul the Great?
God Bless
Theresa Phillips
“Even Mr Rodriguez , for example, a man broad-minded enough to have studied clinical psychology . . .”
Oh! So one is “broad-minded” if one has studied clinical psychology, is one? Especially if, in a certain reporter’s limited experience, it happens to be a cleric that is the topic of discussion, apparently. Someone should introduce this Mr Richard Lapper to Fr Benedict Groeschel! What an . . . enlightening conversation that would prove to be!
Godfried Danneels.
The new Pope will pick his name after the election. From what I understand, John Paul II had litle choice in his name. I guess a more accurate way of saying that would be, “there was a consensus among many Cardinals that he should picks John Paul II”.