Interesting reading from a Canadian point of view on the
possibility of a Canadian Pope, in two separate articles by the Vancouver Sun.
The odds are strong – seven to two – that Canada will next
month become much more famous.
Two big British bookmakers are putting serious money on a
Canadian horse: Ladbrokes and PaddyPower are betting that Marc Ouellet, a
cardinal from Quebec, could be elected pope at the March conclave.
If that happens, Canada’s Catholic roots and its supposedly
polite, multi-faith culture will be thrust into the international spotlight.
The interest has already arrived. Popular American satirist
Stephen Colbert devoted much of a show last week to mock-complaining that
Ouellet would be “too Canadian” (i.e., too nice) to be pope.
When a man is catapulted to the top of a church of 1.2
billion people, unpredictable things happen to him and his country of origin.
For good or ill.
More here.
Part 2: Read the rest
Apparently there was a time when Bishops had political
clout. Here's a quote from Part 2.
The days of Catholic bishops calling the political shots in
Canada faded after the Quiet Revolution in Quebec in the 1960s.
If there was ever a reason for the Bishops to return to a
position of authority and influence, it is now.
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