New Leader, New Church?

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POPE'S PORTRAIT. The portrait of Pope Benedict XVI is displayed on a wall of the St Paul Outside the Walls’ basilica on February 13, 2013 in Rome. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI
The conclave to elect a new pope may begin earlier than expected. 
The Vatican on Saturday says several cardinals raised the possibility of starting the conclave to elect a new pope in early March. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi earlier said the conclave would probably start on or after March 15 after Pope Benedict XVI resigns on February 28. But he says no decision had been taken on the date. The conclave will bring together the world’s 117 cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The New York Times says the process would involve the cardinals measuring each other’s “characters, talents and experiences” — but also “geography, doctrinal approach and style.”


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