Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Gabby" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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>>>I was discussing this with friends and the general consensus was that
>>>Benny was selected because (snip) He is old and will not be pope for
>>>that long. In other words, a relatively brief period with a caretaker
>>>pope before electing someone who might want to put his own mark on church
>>>policy.
>>
>>Last time they did that they got John XXIII and we all know how that
>>turned out.
>>
>>Gabby
>>
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>
> I do not know how it turned out so perhaps you can inform us while
> explaining how it relates to the current situation..
>


Look up "Vatican II" or "Second Vatican Council"

Best regards,
Bob