Why do they choose such old Pope's? His health will become an issue before too long then they'll have to go through the process again.
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I heard somewhere that certain cardinals were not pleased that Pope John Paul II lasted so long; so speculation was that the next Pope would be older. For some reason they don't like Popes to be around so long that they "make their mark." Seems silly to me. Kinda reminds me of the old Soviet premiers -- for a while there they were electing guys with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
That is hysterical... definitely using that one.