- Conclave 2013 – The Contenders – “Papabili”
Sources: www.online.wsj.com and www.thetablet.co.uk
Here are some possibilities, but any cardinal could be chosen:
Cardinal Angelo Scola, 71, Archbishop of Milan
The current front-runner according to many Italians.
- German-Brazilian by birth, he obtained a licentiate and doctorate in theology at the Gregorian University and spent several years working at the Congregation for Bishops (1994-2001).
- In between, he worked in the Diocese of Toledo (Brazil) as a seminary rector and parish priest.
- He is urbane and polyglot.
- When he became a young cardinal in 1998, he was considered one of the brightest among the conservatives in the co...