Cardinal Dolan describes an ideal papal candidate
H.E. Card. Timothy Dolan
In choosing a new
Pope, “you look for a man who reminds you of Jesus,” said New York’s Cardinal
Timothy Dolan.
In an interview with
CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour, Cardinal Dolan said that he and other
cardinals still need to “work through some grief” about the departure of Pope
Benedict XVI before settling down to the work of choosing a new Pontiff. But the
American prelate—who reminded his interviewer that he would be participating in
a conclave for the first time—sketched out the characteristics that an ideal
candidate would have.
Among the traits that
a new Pope should have, Cardinal Dolan said that he should be a good pastor,
well versed in Catholic doctrine and theology, understanding of the diverse
needs of the universal Church, fluent in different languages—(“at least English
and Italian”)—and someone with the ability to govern the Church effectively.
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