[CitizenM]

Thanks for your hard work and this thread. I have purposely stopped watching the news, articles, etc. on this issue once it was apparant that most was misinformation, derrogatory comments and snide remarks made by the media and critics of the church's process - a process that they do not understand, nor respect.

I have been praying that the Cardinals are filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment they convene and He directs them each time they cast their votes. I will continue to pray that they are open to His guidance. I can only have faith now that their selection will be made with purity of soul and a heart filled with deep love for the good of the Church and not be a selection that is influenced only by personal desires.

[Miss Marple]

Salvation, thank you for this thread. Not only are the media making stupid and snide comments like this is a political election, smears on certain cardinals are now surfacing in an attempt to influence the conclave. Today I hard aspersions that Ratzinger was a member of the Nazi party and a South American cardinal (from Argentina) was involved in some sort of shady dealings.

Of course, not a word about Mahoney of Los Angeles.

I will check in from time to time here. As you know, I am not Catholic but am very interested in the workings of the Church. Thank you so much for all the information you have posted on this thread.

[Salvation]

**I have been praying that the Cardinals are filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment they convene and He directs them each time they cast their votes.**

As someone stated above, the world does not understand the deep spiritual aspect of a conclave. It is more like a retreat than an election.

Prayer by all of us to the Holy Spirit is most needed. (And, of course, the secular world or media doesn't understand even prayer!)