[sinkspur]

He's 78. He may emerge as some sort of compromise candidate after a few ballots as a sort of "let him tide us over" Pope, much like John XXIII.

I find it difficult to believe that he is a front-runner, however.

[wagglebee]

He may emerge as some sort of compromise candidate after a few ballots as a sort of "let him tide us over" Pope, much like John XXIII.

And don't forget, there are more than a few Catholics who are still quite bitter over what John XXIII did during his five years of "tiding things over."