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Italian cardinal calls for a younger successor to Pope
Saturday March 02, 2013 01:22:19 AM,
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Goa archbishop calls prayers for worthy new Pope
Catholics in Goa will hold special prayers for a "worthy successor" to Pope
Benedict XVI as the Holy See, the seat of spiritual authority of
the church globally, fell vacant Thursday after his retirement,
said Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao.
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Rome: Pope
Benedict's successor needs to be a younger man, the Vicar-General
of Rome Cardinal Agostino Vallini said Friday.
Benedict's papacy ended Thursday and cardinals have said they want
to elect a new pontiff by Easter.
"I believe that the Church needs a pope with more youthful
strength and vigour," Vallini said.
He said no one yet knew what intellectual role Benedict might have
during his retirement in a monastery inside the Vatican.
"However, I believe we can't deny ourselves the wisdom of his
great teachings which will be an increasingly important reference
point in the future," Vallini said.
Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, Friday summoned
the prelates to meet in general congregations starting Monday to
discuss the problems facing the Church and set a date for the
start of the secret election, or conclave, to elect Benedict's
successor.
Benedict's surprise abdication at the age of 85 on grounds of age
and failing physical and mental strength has been openly
criticised by Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George
Pell, and by Poland's Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz.
Benedict's successor will be chosen by 115 cardinal-electors
(those younger than 80 years) through ballot held in the Vatican's
Sistine Chapel.
A two-thirds-plus-one vote majority is required. Sixty-seven of
the electors were appointed by Benedict XVI, and the remainder by
his predecessor John Paul II.
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