To: ELS
He withdrew from consideration, I believe.
269 posted on
03/13/2013 1:00:22 PM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
There were scandals going on at the time concerning the kidnapping of some priests.
Someone filed a lawsuit against him just days before the conclave.
To: trisham
Reportedly, he got 26 votes on the ballot when Ratzinger was elected.
280 posted on
03/13/2013 1:10:06 PM PDT by
onyx
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