{"id":317,"date":"2005-04-02T16:26:55","date_gmt":"2005-04-02T21:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/wp\/?p=317"},"modified":"2005-04-02T16:26:55","modified_gmt":"2005-04-02T21:26:55","slug":"the-next-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecapeblog.com\/?p=317","title":{"rendered":"The Next Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the merciful (heaven knows, he suffered ill health far too long) passing of Pope John Paul II, MSNBC<\/a> has identified the top 21 candidates. In spite of all we’ve heard about the supposed homogeneity of the Catholic Church’s senior hierarchy, some actually sound like they’d be good.
\nHere are the non-“Conservative” contenders:
\nCardinal Godfried Danneels (Belgian) – Liberal – “Intellectual, blunt, well-liked, multilingual”
\nCardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos (Colombia) – Liberal – very popular in his native country, has Vatican experience
\nCardinal Walter Kasper (German) – Moderate – “gifted theologian, wants curial reform, friendly”
\nCardinal Karl Lehmann (German) – Moderate to Liberal – “pastoral; advocates celibacy changes, remarried Catholics; progressive
\nCardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga (Honduran) – Liberal – “young, intelligent, politically able”
\nCardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez (Dominican) – Liberal – “smart, pastoral, media-savvy”
\nCardinal Cristoph Schonborn (Austrian) – Liberal – “young, considered charming, multilingual, reminds people of a young John Paul II”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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