Vatican City 2013 papal election

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In Quebec news, Ouellet said than Francis said he wanted him as a collaborator to him, than he needs expericence people around him, as he is totally foreign to the Curia.

He said than he believe he thinks he has the confiance of the pope to continue in his current office and than Francis made a very precise and surprising demand about his work, but than he can't say more about it right now.

Well, some might dislike him and find him boring, but he's been doing a good job at the Congregation of Bishops. I don't see why Francis would sack him.

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Many Christians feel the only problem with gay marriage is the word "marriage" - after all, marriage started as a religious sacrament that was eventually embraced by the law. So, they feel there's no problem with civil unions, because they wouldn't be playing with something that was born as a sacrament - and in many Civil Law countries, civil unions offer almost all (if not all) the legal effects marriage offers.

On to why he was elected: the electors definitely knew him, as he a leading contender in 2005. While he's a reformer, he'll in no way change the most basic teachings of the Church. And flying under the radar before the conclave and not promoting himself helped him a lot.

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By the way, I don't really know what Al thinks of this, but the last couple of pages aren't really about the election, so I suppose we should move to the International discussion subforum. I defer the decision to more experienced posters and the moderator of course.

Aren't the most recent posts speculations on how the vote went and why the cardinals voted the way they did? That seems to fit the board rather well.

Of course there is bound to be discussions that exceed the strict frame of the election, but calling them off-topic is a bit of a stretch.

Exactly. And remember, reliable details from the conclave may take a while to emerge.

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