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April 14, 2005
Another Pope Frontrunner
Every time I read an article on who will be the next Pope a different Cardinal is mentioned as the frontrunner. Many--such as the Neuhuas piece cited by Matt below--list Ratzinger.
Here's another interesting candidate, described in the Daily News.
Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi of Milan is the odds-on favorite of every bookmaker taking wagers on the next Pope.A moral theologian who looks like Pope John XXIII and thinks like Pope John Paul II. . . . he is avuncular and charming. Tettamanzi has been able to bridge political chasms within the Vatican without making important enemies. He is popular with both conservatives and progressives.
At 71, he's old enough to make another 26-year papacy unlikely. He's the leading Italian in a year when many foresee the job returning to Italian hands.
And most importantly, he was a favorite of John Paul, is believed to have ghostwritten some of his encyclicals and would represent a smooth continuation of the late Pope's policies.
Posted by Jim at April 14, 2005 07:34 AM
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The Pope's death really has revealed the strong streak of ecumenism that runs through our nation today. You would think the Pope was a Protestant. Lol.
Posted by: TKB at April 14, 2005 11:39 AM
Tettamanzi has been the "safe" choice from the beginning. But we'll have to see.
I would think the outpouring of affection and spontaneous calls to immediately name JP II a saint have shaken up the preconceptions of at least some of the cardinals.
Posted by: Doug at April 14, 2005 07:53 PM