Cardinals Say Pope Must Be Communicator

[truthpusher]

April 10, 2005
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Cardinals Say Pope Must Be Communicator
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By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and DANIEL J. WAKIN
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OME, April 9 - The Roman Catholic Cardinals will take an oath of secrecy when they enter the conclave to elect the next pope, but in the week since John Paul II's death many have been publicly dropping hints about what kind of man the church now needs.

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But since the pope's death, the cardinals have said they are looking for someone who can project universal appeal with a personal humility and pastoral presence that embodies the message of the gospel, as they say John Paul did. It is not, many cardinals said in interviews, that they must choose a great orator.

"He doesn't have to be John Paul II and have the same fingerprints," said Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, formerly the archbishop of Denver and now a high-ranking Vatican official. "He just has to be his authentic self," Cardinal Stafford added. "And if they see he's authentic, that he's honest and they will see that that's all they need. He will lead them to Christ, and that's all that's necessary."

complete story: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/international/worldspecial2/10cardinals.html?ei=5065&en=63319c7a858b78be&ex=1113710400&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print&position=

[orpupilofnature57]

1. They need to prioritize, before choosing, Listen before politicking

They need major damage control on hypocrisy. A prayer wouldn't hurt.

[FlemingsGhost]

2. Well ... there *are* only so many ways one can say:

"Do as I say, not as I do."

[JVS]

3. Is it merely coincidence that the two most publicly mourned men in the...

last year have had acting backgrounds?

[sally343434]

4. What a bunch of creeps

> "And if they see he's authentic, that he's honest and they will
> see that that's all they need. He will lead them to Christ, and
> that's all that's necessary."

Gee, they're already starting their little exercise in projection, aren't they?

And don't forget one more necessary qualification: they have to be one of the numerous child molesters that they seem to foster. That way, they can follow in JPII's "footprint" by continuing his tacit endorsement of such activity, as well as offering safe haven to more priests, like Law, who have fled prosecution for their heinous crimes.

[realFedUp]

5. A pope who blogs

would be refreshing. :-)

[KittyWampus]

7. Somehow Your Comment Made Me Laugh!

[realFedUp]

8. A pope with a sense of humor

is also a good thing. :-)

Hey, I just want Jesus back.

[Placebo]

6. Like in Star Trek?

*beep beep boop beep boop boop beep*

Kirk to Enterprise, one to beam up...

[Festivito]

9. Communicator is not the same as "project universal appeal."

...as the article suggests.

Humility's cool, but, anything goes with that size voting block. I say: a few days - conservative, a few weeks - liberal.

They'll be done in two weeks. I hope they take a month, or more.

[all.of.me]

10. has the pope been communicating from the other side already?!

[Mz Pip]

11. That's some chorus line.

The blonde in the middle is kind of cute. The one on the bottom right seems to be have some costume malfunction.

But can any of them say anything meaningful?

Mz Pip
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