Pope's 22 new cardinals to choose his successor

[Forgiven]

By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY
Fri Jan 6, 2012



(Reuters) - Pope Benedict, putting his stamp on the future of Roman Catholicism, named 22 new cardinals on Friday, the red-hatted "princes of the Church" who are his closest aides and will one day choose his successor.

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Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St Peter's Square, the pope said he hoped the new cardinals would always be able to show their love for the Church with courage and dedication.

With the new appointments, Benedict, who was elected in a secret conclave in 2005, has now named more than half the "cardinal electors" who will be able some day to choose a new leader of the world's some 1.3 billion Roman Catholics.



Pope names new cardinals who'll choose successor | Reuters

[Lujack Skylark]

By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY
Fri Jan 6, 2012



(Reuters) - Pope Benedict, putting his stamp on the future of Roman Catholicism, named 22 new cardinals on Friday, the red-hatted "princes of the Church" who are his closest aides and will one day choose his successor.

. . .

Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St Peter's Square, the pope said he hoped the new cardinals would always be able to show their love for the Church with courage and dedication.

With the new appointments, Benedict, who was elected in a secret conclave in 2005, has now named more than half the "cardinal electors" who will be able some day to choose a new leader of the world's some 1.3 billion Roman Catholics.



Pope names new cardinals who'll choose successor | Reuters

October 16, 1946 Nazi's were hanged at Nuremberg. October 16, 1978 John Paul II became pope. April 20, 1889 Hitler was born. April 20, 2005 A German crowned pope Benedict XVI became pope. Why are pope's lately being crowned on dates connected to the Nazi's?

[JC1949]

Same criminals.

[daygo]

Who knows what this will bring, maybe the last pope.

[Robert]

Who knows what this will bring, maybe the last pope.

Or it could mean that they all decide to go to McDonalds and get a sack of cheeseburgers....

[Meg]

Most likely means Benedict is consolidating power for reasons of his own.