[kjvail]

These people that write these articles haven't a clue as to how the Catholic Church operates. Cardinal Ratzinger is too old, at the current rate he may pass the age of 80 before God calls John Paul II home, that would disqualify him from even voting for the next pope.

The two leading candidates are Cardinal Arnize and Cardinal Schonborn, I prefer the latter.

[wagglebee]

I agree that Ratzinger is probably too old and there is no reason to believe that the Pope will not survive for two more years.

I like everything I have read about Schonborn, he is young and conservative. I don't have any real problem with Arinze. However, I would hope the Conclave would rise above any urge to be politically correct and elect a black just because of his ethnicity. Also, Arinze is 72, which puts his age into question as well. A talk I came across that Arinze gave on relations with Muslims is also a concern to me.

Francis Cardinal Arinze: Christian-Muslim Relations in the 21st Century