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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 that's 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 that's probably the major legacy. >> father, this will kick off sort of the ultimate insider political battle if you will. i can think of nothing less than transparent of the election. it's a cardinal sin to discuss...

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 you're generally supposed to sit there until you're gone and your body gives out and a personal reason for saying i can do it no more. he watched his friend do it until he could no longer breathe. ...

Cardinal turkson is sometimes mentioned. and i think of cardinal maridiago of honduras. he's 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 it's growing very much the third world. that might be reflected in the papal election. >> well, yeah, father, i'm hearing that the insider pick is a sort of a safer bet. angelo scola. i watched last fall because i'm a dork and the figure of philippine loomed large. tagle is really thought of as being sort of the future...

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