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March 10, 2013

The Men Who Might Be Pope

Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

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Several prelates often mentioned as potential popes have focused on dialogue with Islam, engagement with agnostics, social media or conservatism.

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TAGGED: Odilo Pedro Scherer, Marc Ouellet, Gianfranco Ravasi, Italy, Angelo Scola, Vatican, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

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