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He gets some part-time help. But last summer, when he gingerly suggested that ex-priests -- who left holy orders to marry -- be allowed to preside over the alternative Mass, the proposal was quickly quashed after angry parishioners complained to the archdiocese. Says Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin: "It was...
However, even liberals have sympathy for Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. "I just love him," says Barry. "I know he's in the hot seat because he has to keep Rome happy, but I really respect him." Kenneally commends Bernardin for not making his own job more difficult. "It would be tough...
Other possible Italian candidates include Silvano Piovanelli, 70, of Florence, and Pio Cardinal Laghi, 72, who heads the Congregation for Catholic Education. Both have conservative credentials. And then there is Giacomo Biffi, 66, the Archbishop of Bologna. Biffi, for whom John Paul reportedly has a soft spot, likes to bait...
Martini, however, is a Jesuit, and the conservative College of Cardinals is not likely to look kindly upon even a moderate member of an order with a reputation for liberalism. And Vatican watchers never tire of invoking this aphorism: "He who goes into the conclave the next Pope, comes out...
Italian Cardinals number only 19 out of the 120 electors, and they are unlikely to vote as a bloc. Neither are the Americans who, with 10 voting Cardinals, are second only to the Italians. In any case, few can imagine a U.S. Pope -- America's status as the world's...