A new model conclave?

A new model conclave?

Rome has a good claim to be the rumor capital of the planet. Many speculations heard along the Tiber are nonsense, of course, not least those concerning papabili: men who are (to translate freely) “popeable.” Some [...]

George Weigel: A new model conclave?

Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 12, 2013, to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. Pictured are: U.S. Cardinal James M. Harvey, archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, left; U.S. Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, center; and Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, right. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Rome has a good claim to be the rumour capital of the planet. Many speculations heard along the Tiber are nonsense, of…