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  • Could Cardinal Joseph Tobin be the first Irish-American pope?

    03/07/2021 4:41:36 PM PST · by ebb tide · 32 replies
    Irish Central ^ | March 7, 2021 | Niall O'Dowd
    Could Cardinal Joseph Tobin be the first Irish-American pope?The choice of Cardinal Joseph Tobin of New Jersey to the key Vatican Congregation of Bishops committee which is responsible for selecting bishops all over the world is a clear sign that Pope Francis may have greater things in store for the Irish American cardinal.Indeed, like as there was with Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley during the last papal election, the notion of Tobin becoming a strong candidate to succeed Francis as pope is clearly seen as a possibility.The pope and Tobin are very close having first met at a 2005 Synod on...