choosing the pope

Letter #6, 2024, Monday, March 4: Melloni on conclaves

    Italian historian Alberto Melloni. He has written a book on the history of papal conclaves (link). Now he is calling on Pope Francis to change the rules of the next papal conclave... in order to avoid a possible division among the cardinals, and a division in the Church after the conclave... Melloni teaches History of [...]

Letter #40, 2010 — News, Consistory

Time for Old Cardinals? Will Benedict XVI will create new cardinals this fall? An Italian newspaper says yes. Some of the likely new cardinals... and a question: Why not once again let old cardinals who are above age 80 vote in a papal conclave? By Robert Moynihan More Red Hats? Will Pope Benedict XVI announce a [...]

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