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VATICAN CITY (NC). With the Pontiff, Pope Paul VI, past his 80th birthday, the work of sizing up "popobili" leading candidates for the papacy is going on in the minds of the 1110 cardinals now eligible to elect the next pope. Whom will they choose? posed of 35 per cent Italians Cardinal Pericle Felici Although a non -cardinal and 25 per cent Third (66) and Cardinal Giovanni would be eligible for the World cardinals. Benelli (57) are the other job, no one outside the ColIn the conclave which Italians mentioned. lege of Cardinals is currentPope Paul, the The non -Italians include ly considered a likely can- elected Italians again had 35 per Cardinal of Argentina, didate to become spiritual cent said leader of 700 million Cath- Third of the vote and the to have the greatest chance World-Africa, Asia of the non -Italians, Brazil olics and one of the most and Latin America less ian Cardinal Alisi Lorscheivisible signs of the spiritual than 23 per cent. der and the Dutch Cardinal realm to many hundreds of But if a conclave were Jan Willebrands. millions of other religious called today, the Third believers. World would have a solid (A NON-ITALIAN? P.2) Within the college, three 40 per cent of the vote and names stand out Italian the Italians less than 24 per Cardinals Sergio Pignedoli cen Compere Garry MEADOWS, rear centre, was and Sebastiano Baggio and the centre of attraction for these youngThe concerns of tomorsters that were among the 700 Argentinian Cardinal Edu- row's conclavists people at lost Sunday's third IN -A -CITY are also barbecue, held ardo Pironio-but two other vastly by the Cathedral parish in different from the Trinity College grounds. Italians and four more non- concerns of yesterday's carItalians are among those dinals. 4++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++44++++++++++++44++++++++. whose names often come up.
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NO LONGER BOOMING UNUSUAL CONCLAVE In 1958 and 1963 electors LONDON (NC) To It is impossible to give came mostly from prosper- meet the national and interjust one name, for none of ous democracies. But today national demands placed on the cardinals who could most cardinal -electors live him, Cardinal George Basil now walk into the sealed- in nations where govern- Hume of off conclave rooms of the ments limit the church's created a Westminster has special post on Renaissance Apostolic Pal- freedom of expression and his staff. Washington (N0.4. ace has the election sewn action or from countries recommendation for this He has appointed Mon- The president of the up. (including Italy) where comtype of weapon. signor George Leonard (49) National Conference of munists are making a seriIt is equally difficult to "In making an ethical to. become personal as- Catholic Bishops has draw a profile of the type ous bid for power, judgement on the neutron sistant for non -diocesan called President of Pope the cardinals will Jimmy warhead, however," he said, Most conclavists in the affairs in June. want. Carter's decision to "I believe it is necessary to last two elections came from The priest, from the defer "Neutron bomb" is the tactical nuclear weapons be- calculate its moral implicaproduction of the For the next conclave will industrialised cities many name for a cause it was basically a de- tions in a broadly defined not fit into the mould of with strong Catholic histo - Shrewsbury diocese, has neutron bomb "reason- common ries them were then en- been chief information offi- able, courageous other conclaves. and weapon that is actually a fensive weapon whose Um framework. joying a post-war economic cer of the English and nuclear artillery warhead. "A principal considers would cause less loss at Never before has a con- boom. Welsh bishops' Catholic In- morally informed." The warhead emits "en- life and property damage don is the impact of this clave promited to be so formation Office for the The president, Arch= hanced radiation" while than Now how many of these past three existing nuclear decision on the arms race. large, so international. years. bishop Quinn of San Fran- producing a less powerful weapons. "I am concerned, in the same cities are troubled The former balance, urban areas where Msgr. Leonard will also cisco, said that production blast than conventional spirit so often expressed by many weighted heavily in favour of the neutron bomb, billed nuclear weapons. be secretary to the ComPope Paul VI, that we are leaving the ARMS ItACI of the Italian cardinals, has Catholics The weapon would kill church? And in Third mittee for European Af- as a "clean" weapon, would forestall any major debeen overturned. terms of traditional cisions which will intensify World rands Catholicism is fairs which the bishops re- have made nuclear war enemy soldiers without destroying surrounding build- moral theology," he said, the nuclear arms spiral." Pope John XXIII was often seen as the cousin of cently set up under the more thinkable. "It is my hope and ings. chairmanship of Bishop Cor"this characteristic would elected by a conclave coin- colonialism. mac Murphy-O'Connor of prayer that the president's The Defence Department be judged as a favourable (CONTINUED PAGE 3) Arundel and Brighton. decision will help to pro- wanted to position neutron mote significant profitless in warheads in western Europe controlling the arms race," as part of the NATO he said. (North American Treaty Archbishop Quinn said Alliance) defences to that the decision was es- counter a large Soviet adpecially significant in the vantage in armoured tanks. light of the opening of the Archbishop Quinn said United Nations Special that it could be argued that Session on disarmament in the neutron bomb was less May. objectionable than existing
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