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[David Morris]

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/new-pope-saint-francis-031313

"Most important, he's 76-years old which means, quite honestly, that the
man's a caretaker, or that there is a real faction within the
cardinal-electors arrayed against the idea of very long papacies on the
order of that of John Paul II.
[...]
The longer a pope reigns, the more indelible a mark he puts on the Church,
and it is possible — probably likely — that the Curial members of the Clan
Of The Red Beanie once again hedged their bets. The likelihood of this crew
electing a real reformer was slim enough anyway — Thanks to the last two
popes, there weren't many real reformers in the room — but it is possible
that the papacy could change a man from a safe bet to a guy who would
inconvenience the power of the institutional church, so better to vote for
a guy with the actuarial tables lined up against him."
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