On Feb 11, 3:52*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:33:59 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

There are several papal contenders in the wings, but no obvious
front-runner as was the case when Benedict was elected pontiff in 2005
after the death of Pope John Paul II.

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I find it shocking that he did not first check in with us here on
"rec.boats" to get our opinion. * How could he ignore such a great
body of collective wisdom?

agreed!

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