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...Says a Vatican official, addressing an issue that is expected to get relatively little play at the conclave: "The sex-abuse crisis showed that we need a manager. There wasn't enough action from Rome because the Pope was too much of a delegator. It leaves you ill equipped to respond to crises, since no one wants to pass bad news up. There's a need to find someone who will do the nitty-gritty and handle the balance sheet--and not just the financial balance sheet...
...Archbishop of Vienna is a theological heavyweight, speaks six languages and possesses unquestioned pastoral skills. He is, in other words, papabile, one of the dozen or so leading contenders to succeed John Paul. "He looks like a Pope," quipped a Vatican official who observed him in the basilica last week. But on Friday the usually accessible Schönborn wasn't talking, not even when asked about his feelings on bidding the Pope goodbye. Taking my right hand in his large, soft hands, the cleric leaned closer. "Now is the time," he said in perfect English, "for silence and prayer...
After 20 minutes, Schönborn ducked into the bronze-gilded, Vatican-owned Via della Scrofa, where he is staying along with several brother Cardinals. There they can share silence and prayer over the next few days. But there will be intense conversations too. --By Jeff Israely/Rome
...more about who will be the next Pope, read Jeff Israely's daily Vatican Diary at time.com/diary
...uncharacteristically generous gesture, [Cuban President Fidel] Castro said that any Cuban citizens who wish to pay their respects to the Pope at the Vatican will be given a free raft and a push." --DENNIS MILLER