September 26, 2005

The Conclave Diary

The stories on the recently released cardinal's diary have mostly focused on the fact that Pope Benedict's main competitor in the election was Cardinal Bergoglio, a man who it appears desperately didn't want the job. I guess this makes me feel a little better about the fact that I predicted that he was going to be named as John Paul II's successor. But the one tidbit that really flew out at me was that someone voted to elect Bernard Law as the pope. Bernard Law. The man who led Boston's archdiocese during the sex-crime scandals and behaved appallingly. I think I'm gonna be sick.

Posted by armand at September 26, 2005 11:41 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Religion


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I assumed the vote for Law was some disaffected cardinal's idea of a joke. As if someone had voted for -- me, for example.

Posted by: elmer fudd at September 26, 2005 05:59 PM | PERMALINK

Hmmmm - But I thought the deal with the election of a pope was that the Holy Spirit is supposed to direct the election. So if it's a joke ... either the Holy Spirit has a sick sense of humor, or it thinks that the papcy is a laughing matter ... either way, that doesn't reflect well on the Church.

Posted by: Armand at September 27, 2005 10:02 AM | PERMALINK
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