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MADem

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8. I read somewhere that he came in 2nd in the last election.

Reply to cbayer (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 05:35 PM

Mar 2013

I'm not clued in to Vatican politics, though, so I don't know what that might mean...is he "like" Benedict, or was he the very different competition?

Time will tell, in any event. He's off to a decent start. Wish he'd have a better platform on the equality issue, but perhaps he'll change with time. Others have.

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