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To: livius

Look for a cardinal between mid-50’s through the 60’s to be elected so at least to put a good number of years in so as to fully restore the Church.

I look at Tagle, Ranjith, Burke, Oullet as good canidates. But overall, let the Holy Spirit DO HIS WORK.

I sense a less rushed conclave, more prayful at that.


10 posted on 03/07/2013 6:39:07 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl
I sense a less rushed conclave, more prayful at that.

No conclave since 1830 has lasted more than a week.

The past eleven conclaves, going back 167 years, have averaged 3.5 days with no conclave lasting more than 5 days.

The longer conclaves that proceeded the 1846 conclave were generally longer not because they were "more prayerful" but because various monarchs did their best to intrude on and game the proceedings.

These long conclaves were characterized more by acrimony than meditative prayer.

If this conclave lasts more than 5 days, it is not necessarily a positive sign, nor is it an indication that the cardinals have been more prayerful than their colleagues in the past who - after brief deliberations - gave the Church Blessed Pius IX, St. Pius X, Blessed Pius XII, Blessed John XXIII and Servant of God John Paul II, as well as Benedict XVI.

11 posted on 03/07/2013 7:05:34 AM PST by wideawake
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