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Of john paul ii. they were both men of the council. they were at vatican 2 and contributed and i think both saw an attempt to interpret vatican 2 properly. i would say thats the major contribution of pope benedict. he wanted to read vatican 2 as a an evangelical council, a council to get the message of the faith out to the wider world and i think in koont knewty with john paul and thats probably the major legacy. >> father, this will kick off sort of the ultimate insider political battle if you ...

Chaired and i heard him go effortlessly from italian to spanish to french to portuguese. so he has that john paul ii ease with languages and knows the church very widely. a seminary rector in colombia, from canada, wide experience in europe and at the vatican. he would be certainly a strong candidate. >> hmm. >> father, what do you make of -- this is supposed to be a called by god to this throne and youre generally supposed to sit there until youre gone and your body gives out and a personal rea...

Cardinal turkson is sometimes mentioned. and i think of cardinal maridiago of honduras. hes mentioned last time. last time around, a cardinal is mentioned and certainly a possibility and there are a lot of people in the church who realize how much the church has changed and how its growing very much the third world. that might be reflected in the papal election. >> well, yeah, father, im hearing that the insider pick is a sort of a safer bet. angelo scola. i watched last fall because im a dork a...

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