Comments on: Papal Candidates: An Overview

By: Jean West

Jean West — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:27:04 +0000

The item just posted by me was only the first paragraph of the review. To read the rest of it, click on the URL.

By: Jean West

Jean West — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:21:16 +0000

John Allen's list leaves Ratzinger out. This review of Allen's book on Ratzinger tells why:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/61/story_6140.html

*The Ratzinger Rap Sheet* - *Key questions donât get asked in a naively triumphant and humorless biography of the Vatican's second most powerful man.* By David Scott

* Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vaticanâs Enforcer of the Faith - By John L. Allen, Jr.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vaticanâs Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is a rigid totalitarian who "sold his soul for power." Committed to a rulebound, abstract notion of Christianity, Pope John Paul II's righthand man has spent 20 years in Rome providing theological cover for capitalists who exploit the poor, bigots who oppress women and gays, and zealots who make war in the name of God.

By: C Neumeier

C Neumeier — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 06:44:53 +0000

How can you leave off Tettamanzi, who seems to be fighting it out with Arinze for the bookies' favorite candidate?

By: G Times

G Times — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:10:33 +0000

One thing is almost for sure---the next Pope will not likely choose the name "John Paul III"---perhaps "Leo IV".

By: R Gardner

R Gardner — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 04:45:42 +0000

I think it would be "interesting" if the "secret" Cardinal was selected as the next Pope - odds are it is someone from China. (There is one Cardinal whose identity has not been released.)

By: reliapundit

reliapundit — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 03:26:43 +0000

Here is a list of the SEVEN YOUNG Cardinals (and their birth-dates) who I feel might most likely be selected (in order of likelihood).

You will not see these names in the MSM - mine is a list based on UNCONVENTIONAL thinking.

BUT REMEMBER: NOBODY PREDICTED KAROL WOJTYLA! Links to mainstream picks are below) :

Juan-Luis Cipriani-Thorne (Peru, 12/28/43);
Jean Louis Tauron (France, 4/3/43);
Polycarp Pengo (Tanzania 8/5/44);
Vinco Puljic (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 9/8/45);
Josef Bozanic (Croatia 3/20/49);
Crescenzio Seppe (Italy, 6/2/43);
Angelo Scola (Italy, 11/7/41).

By: JakeV

JakeV — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:28:02 +0000

It appears that Arinze suggested that John Kerry should not be allowed to receive communion. That's slightly different from not supporting Kerry during the election.

By: BigFire

BigFire — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:34:23 +0000

Oh, here's the link to NYT's article.

By: BigFire

BigFire — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:55:09 +0000

The New York Times is already against Arinze's candidacy for no reason other than Arinze didn't support John Kerry during the election. That's as good of an endorsement as I can see from NYT.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:27:40 +0000

From my preliminary research, Angelo Scola and Jorge Mario Bergoglio seem to be 2 very strong candidates. Keep in mind that Bergoglio is the son of Italian immigrants, and Argentina considers itself more European that Latin American - it's a far cry from Honduras in terms of "3rd world"ish-ness. So if they are indeed ready to go for a non Euro candidate, the Europeans might be much more likely to elect a pseudo- 3rd world guy who is ethnically Italian.

I've lived in Buenos Aires and other parts of Latin America - and in many ways Argentines have more in common with Southern Europeans than with other Latin Americans.

By: Laurence Simon

Laurence Simon — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:26:37 +0000

It would be very interesting to see SchÃ¶nborn considered. That would probably give Mahmoud Abbas a heart attack and a half.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:14:36 +0000

The online betting seems to focus on Ratzinger and Arinze.