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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
I spoke with one of our brothers, who recently left the Priesthood, about this. He said that absolutely no one outside the College of Cardinals has any idea what will happen. I asked him if it was possible to apply political science to get an idea of what will happen, and he said that the College is completely secret, and no one has any idea.
He is concerned that Pope John Paul II has been in power for so long, that the College is completely loaded with conservatives. Therefore, the next Pope may also be conservative. He believes that whoever is the next Pope may not bring the reform that many believe is needed in the Catholic Church.
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I'm not sure that massive reform is needed. It seems like the particular problem you are alluding to has been addressed.
JPII was and still is a great leader for the Church. Maybe a bit on the conservative side for us Americans. I really doubt though that we have any significant changes in the church with his succesor. But who knows? We could get a nother Pope John XXIII. He was a "comprimise" pope. He was elected at an old age and the college thought that he wouldn't have the time or energy to reform the Church.
Well... we've all heard about Vatican II.
This ain't the Republicans vs. the Democrats where no matter who we elect, basically, we'll end up with a predictable (and very similar) product. This is a secret and totally unpredictable process that in recent years has always turned out great leaders for the Church.
For now though, I can't help to think what an amazing job JPII has done and how much his influence on the church will be missed.