To: trisham
He’s right. Not just that, but what is “old” these days? My husband and I have a friend who is still skiing, flying a plane and boating in his late seventies. Your friend is a feisty daredevil! I like him : - 0
Fr. Raymond de Souza commented on EWTN this morning that this is the oldest College of Cardinals ever, making the selection of a 76 year old, a 'youngster' by their experience.
5 posted on
03/15/2013 2:18:10 PM PDT by
NYer
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To: NYer
:)
When I heard that he was only 76, I was thrilled!
8 posted on
03/15/2013 2:19:56 PM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
"Fr. Raymond de Souza commented on EWTN this morning that this is the oldest College of Cardinals ever, making the selection of a 76 year old, a 'youngster' by their experience." Think of this in light, though, of the fact that Pope B-16 accepted all those resignations of American Bishops (and others) when they hit 75.
He (of course) had good reasons to move a bunch of them out when they hit 75, but it is interesting that Pope Francis is starting out as Pope being a year older than the mandatory retirement submission age for Bishops (at the ultimate discretion of the Pope).
14 posted on
03/15/2013 5:49:53 PM PDT by
Heart-Rest
("Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!" Psalm 96:1)
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