Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI. In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way of knowing who is running. The archbishops that have come up repeatedly as strong contenders.

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"Come up repeatedly" from where, which sources? Would the Globe please stop reporting on gossip and offer us some serious, supportable information.
Lovely man of God, Sean, but no, not Pope material...he will end up in Rome as a trouble shooter for sexual abuse by clergy worldwide...he might start his work with his predecessor Cardinal Bernard Law, and send him back to Boston for a chat with the D.A. Martha Coakley before shuttling off to Walpole for a sabbatical or sorts...heinous man!