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Originally posted by adduncan
I think what you're seeing is the difference between an Eastern Orthodox church (St Mary of Egypt) and a Roman Catholic organization. They list their saints differently.
NBD - it's all great stuff for the history geeks. 
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While St. Maurice may be given a more presigous place in the Eastern Orthodox context I don't see why the NBC left him of the list... after all he is a pretty important saint in the scheme of things (come on the guy is one of Austria's parton saints)..
Although I do find it interesting that he is depicted as 'white' more often than not by the artists... I guess it is a early case of "white-washing".
Quick bio:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm32.htm
Back to the topic at hand... I think that Cardinal Francis Arinze is a top contender for the Papacy - he is a "peace-maker", having been appointed as the laison for Vatican dealings with other religions; he was a confidant of JP2; he was a strong supporter of JP2's policies and doctrines (even helped write up a few); and finally he'd help strengthen the growth of the Chruch in Africa.