http://www.catholicvote.org/place-your-bets/ Sun, 19 May 2013 02:47:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.catholicvote.org/place-your-bets/comment-page-1/#comment-104732 abadilla Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:03:00 +0000 http://catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=42936#comment-104732 When Cardinal Albino Luciani became John Pauil I, did we have an idea of who he was? I don’t think so. When the Cardinal Archbishop of Cracow Poland became John Paul II, did we have an idea of who he was? I don’t think so. When Cardinal Joseph Ratziger became Pope did we have an idea of who he was? Many of us knew him because he was famous as Prefect for the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but we really didn’t think he would become the Pope given the liberal trends so many of us witnessed in the Church in 2005.
Allen of the “National Catholic Reporter” seems to favor Cardinal Ravasi and for what I hear he would be excellent, but I don’t know the man and that would mean the papacy will return to Italy. None of the American Cardinals impress me to become Pope. The Canadian Cardinal is impressive but I don’t think he has a chance at 70. Cardinal Burke is wonderful but I don’t see an American in that position. Cardinal Arinze is too old and I think this time the College of Cardinals want a younger man for the papacy. The other African Cardinal I presume has been dismissed because I hear, and I might be wrong, he has campaigned for the position and that is frowned upon by the College of Cardinals, so, I don’t know who will become the next Pope but I hope it will be someone who knows how to evangelized, will continue on the footsteps of this Pope which means stressing the liturgy and discarding abuses, having a dialogue with the Lefevrites, etc.

]]> http://www.catholicvote.org/place-your-bets/comment-page-1/#comment-104700 AuthenticBioethics Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:22:00 +0000 http://catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=42936#comment-104700 The list is certainly what everyone sees in the media… then again, a lot of the media are cutting and pasting what they see in other media. I think the conclave will surprise everyone. But if I can hold out a hope, I’m pulling for Cardinal Burke. Not “betting” on him, but rooting for him.

]]> http://www.catholicvote.org/place-your-bets/comment-page-1/#comment-104688 in.media.stat.virtus Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:29:00 +0000 http://catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=42936#comment-104688 Matt Lauer: “Fr. Robert Barron is the rector of the Mundelein Cemetery [sic!] in Chicago…” (smh)
Also, I’m hoping against the odds for a Pope from Manila: http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/secularism-new-papal-contender-and-catholic-humor

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