HH: So does a 76 year old Pope move quickly or slowly? The horse race, you know, as much as people have been fixated on it from five seconds after Pope Benedict resigned, or announced his resignation a month ago, didn’t really begin in earnest until yesterday. RP: Because cardinals, even on Monday, a cardinal elector told me Monday night before going into the conclave, he said he had a sense of what the Church needed, but was only beginning to get a sense right before he was about to get locked in the Sistine Chapel of what the Church needed. RP: And now you see why I didn’t mention any names. RP: Well, Hugh, I didn’t mention any names, so I’m a really smart person. I read everything that smart people like you were writing, and his name just wasn’t anywhere. But I’m still shocked, because I followed this pretty closely, Rocco. That’s very reassuring to me that your Archbishop is pleased. But he also said he has a picture from him of Mary on his desk. HH: Archbishop Chaput said to the Philadelphia newspaper earlier today, praised his intellect. And that’s something that many American Catholics, especially in the Northeast, can resonate with. But most of all, this is something you and I know from our good friend, Archbishop Chaput, you know, by picking the name Francis, and by the example the new Pope has set already in riding the bus in Buenos Aires to work, and then living in his own apartment, and not being in the archbishop’s palace, you know, he’s basically seeing himself as having a mission to rebuild a Church that’s fallen into ruin. And so he had the experience of coming close, so he knew to kind of somewhat be prepared over the last eight years. Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was the runner up in 2005, and the cardinals wanted to go with skill set this time. RP: Neither did I, Hugh, but Viva Il Papa. Rocco, welcome back, I didn’t think I’d be speaking to you this soon. HH: Joining me to discuss the significance of that selection, and the man who is the new Pope, is Rocco Palmo, one of the great Catholic bloggers in the blogosphere.
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