To: sinkspur
I didn't say he would get it, but I have seen him listed on the short list. BTW Isn't the mandatory retirement age merely a formality (you need to submit your resignation) with you being able to serve at the Popes request for as long as he sees fit. Also IIRC it is technically at 80 when you are no longer eligible to vote in the succession.
137 posted on
07/06/2004 2:53:10 PM PDT by
Woodman
("One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." PW)
To: Woodman
All that's true.
"A short list" for papabile is a fiction, anyway, since even being on one is usually the kiss of death.
138 posted on
07/06/2004 2:55:57 PM PDT by
sinkspur
(There's no problem on the inside of a kid that the outside of a dog can't cure.)
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