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Stage was set by pope benedict 16" resigning, first to do so in 600 years and perhaps a temple for a watershed moment. john, outline why there are bigger issues at play here than in the last conclave. >> well, in the last conclave, youll remember, chris that followed the death of john paul ii. there was this massive outpouring of grief and love. 5 million people crowded the streets of rome here during that period. the conclusion was this had been a massively successful papacy and the cardinals w...

The members of the voting conclave wont get to see whats in that report. what about the controversies and someone who can handle those in a very transparent way? >> yeah, i agree with george, the popes primary role as a successor of peter . we speak about the priesthood having three dimensions, priest, prophet and king. john poweaul ii and pope benedi were very strong in the teaching dimension. increasingly the need is seen for a pope who has a strong governing dimension. the kingly side. everyo...