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class="cnnBlogContentPost"> <p class="cnn_first">By <strong>Chris Cuomo</strong> and <strong>Eric Marrapodi</strong>, CNN<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @ChrisCuomo</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://twitter.com/EricCNNBelief" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @EricCNNBelief</a></p> <p><strong>Rome (CNN) –</strong> Crowds lined the walls and spilled out the front door of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monte Mario on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the gregarious American Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, who smiled broadly as he came into the church, stopping to wave to photographers and kiss a baby whose parents were holding him up.</p> <p>Dolan has made the short lists of some Vatican watchers as a likely choice to be elected as the next pope by the College of Cardinals, a designation called "papabili" in Italian.</p> <p>A local officiant began the service by saying it was great to have Dolan at the church close to Easter.</p> <p>"All these people are showing the power of the church," he said.</p> <p>Dolan thanked the officiant in Italian.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/10/cardinal-dolan-charms-worshippers-at-rome-mass/" class="more-link">FULL POST</a></p> </div> <div class="cnnPostFooter"> <table> <tr> <td> <div class="cnn_mugshot"> </div> </td> <td valign="top" class="cnn_padb20 cnn_author_info"> <span class="cnnBlogFiledBy"></span> <span class="cnn_author"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/author/emarrapodi/" title="Posts by Eric Marrapodi" rel="author">Eric Marrapodi</a> - CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor</span><br> <br/><span class="cnnBlogFiledBy cnn_categories">Filed under: <a 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Only those younger than 80 are eligible to vote.</p> <p>The cardinals voted Friday morning to accept the letters of explanation of two cardinal-electors who are eligible to vote for the next pope but will not attend the conclave: Keith O'Brien of Scotland and Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja of Indonesia.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/08/vatican-conclave-to-start-tuesday/" class="more-link">FULL POST</a></p> </div> <div class="cnnPostFooter"> <table> <tr> <td> <div class="cnn_mugshot"> </div> </td> <td valign="top" class="cnn_padb20 cnn_author_info"> <span class="cnnBlogFiledBy"></span> <span class="cnn_author"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/author/cnnbeliefeditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" rel="author">The Editors</a> - CNN Belief Blog</span><br> <br/><span class="cnnBlogFiledBy cnn_categories">Filed under: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/catholic-church/" title="View all posts in Catholic Church" rel="category tag">Catholic Church</a> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/catholic-church/pope-benedict-xvi/" title="View all posts in Pope Benedict XVI" rel="category tag">Pope Benedict XVI</a> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/catholic-church/vatican/" title="View all posts in Vatican" rel="category tag">Vatican</a></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn-large-embed "></div></div> </div> <hr class="cnn-post-separator"/>   <div class="cnnPostWrap cnn_wh1600_post_separator"> <div class="cnnWideImage"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/06/electing-a-pope-whats-taking-so-long/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130304154117-07-sistine-chapel-story-top.jpg" width="640" height="360" title="Electing a pope: What's taking so long?" alt="Electing a pope: What's taking so long?"/></a><div class="cnn_spotlight_caption">Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment" is seen through the Sistine Chapel doors on April 16, 2005. 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Thomas Rosica is CEO of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation in Canada and president of Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario. He is serving as English language assistant to the director of the Holy See Press Office during the papal transition.</em></p> <p>By<strong> The Rev. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B, </strong>Special to CNN<strong><br/> </strong></p> <p><strong>(CNN)–</strong>When my colleague and friend, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, told me to come quickly to Rome to assist him, I understood that help was needed in dealing with a deluge of media requests in the aftermath of the pope’s surprise resignation announcement on February 11.</p> <p>Having run a World Youth Day in Canada in 2002 and then founded, set up and led Salt and Light Catholic Television Network in Canada since 2003, I knew something about media and press relations. Little did I know what would be awaiting me in the Caput Mundi when I arrived more than two weeks ago. It was not a deluge but a veritable tsunami!</p> <p>The most amusing questions, however, have been those that come from people who know me from back home and those who never met me until now.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/05/my-take-the-secret-thoughts-of-a-vatican-spokesperson/" class="more-link">FULL POST</a></p> </div> <div class="cnnPostFooter"> <table> <tr> <td> <div class="cnn_mugshot"> </div> </td> <td valign="top" class="cnn_padb20 cnn_author_info"> <span class="cnnBlogFiledBy"></span> <span class="cnn_author"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/author/cnnbeliefeditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" rel="author">The Editors</a> - CNN Belief Blog</span><br> <br/><span class="cnnBlogFiledBy cnn_categories">Filed under: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/catholic-church/" title="View all posts in Catholic Church" rel="category tag">Catholic Church</a> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/faith-now/" title="View all posts in Faith Now" rel="category tag">Faith Now</a> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/my-take/" title="View all posts in My Take" rel="category tag">My Take</a> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/category/catholic-church/vatican/" title="View all posts in Vatican" rel="category tag">Vatican</a></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn-large-embed "></div></div> </div> <hr class="cnn-post-separator"/>   <div class="cnnPostWrap cnn_wh1600_post_separator"> <div class="cnnWideImage"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/05/fake-bishop-busted-and-booted-from-vatican/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130305133332-fake-bishop-story-top.jpg" width="640" height="360" title="Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican" alt="Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican"/></a><div class="cnn_spotlight_caption">Ralph Napierski, left, sidles up, shakes hands and smiles with Cardinal Sergio Sebiastiana -- before getting the Vatican boot.</div> </div> <div class="cnn_ie7_background_fix"> <div class="cnnLeftPost"> <div class="cnnFcIcon"></div> <div class="cnnBlogContentDateHead"> March 5th, 2013 </div> <div class="cnnGryTmeStmp">01:57 PM ET</div> <div class="cnn_share_links"> <div class="cnnOverlayMenuContainer"> <div id="cnnShare39184" class="cnnOverlayMenu"> <div class="cnnShareThisBox"> <div class="cnnShareBoxHeader"><div class="cnnShareBoxHeaderTL"></div><div class="cnnShareBoxHeaderTR"></div></div> <div class="cnnShareBoxContent"> <div class="cnnShareContent"> <div class="cnn_share_this_content"> <div class="cnnShareThisTitle"> <a href="javascript:cnnHideOverlay('cnnShare39184');"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif" alt="Close" title="Close" width="12" height="12"/></a><span>Share this on:</span> </div> <div class="cnnShareThisItem"> <a class="cnnShareFacebook" title="Share Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican on Facebook" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Freligion.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F03%2F05%2Ffake-bishop-busted-and-booted-from-vatican%2F" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </div> <div class="cnnShareThisItem"> <a class="cnnShareTwitter" title="Share Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican on Twitter" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Freligion.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F03%2F05%2Ffake-bishop-busted-and-booted-from-vatican%2F&text=Fake%20bishop%20busted%20and%20booted%20from%20Vatican&hashtags=cnn" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </div> <div class="cnnShareThisItem"> <a class="cnnShareDigg" title="Share Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican on Digg" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Freligion.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F03%2F05%2Ffake-bishop-busted-and-booted-from-vatican%2F" target="_blank">Digg</a> </div> <div class="cnnShareThisItem"> <a class="cnnShareDelicious" title="Share Fake bishop busted and booted from Vatican on del.icio.us" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://del.icio.us/post" onclick="window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://del.icio.us/post?v=4&partner=cnn&noui&jump=close&url=http%3A%2F%2Freligion.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F03%2F05%2Ffake-bishop-busted-and-booted-from-vatican%2F','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'); 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There’s a new impostor posing with dignitaries, and he set his sights on an even more coveted gathering.</p> <p>Meet Ralph Napierski, a German self-declared bishop who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://www.ibtimes.com/basilius-fake-bishop-ralph-napierski-tries-sneak-vatican-cardinals-meeting-1110824" target="_blank">reportedly</a> called himself “Basilius,” said he was with the nonexistent “Italian Orthodox Church” and set out to infiltrate a Monday meeting of cardinals at the Vatican.</p> <p>The fake bishop donned a purple sash (really a scarf) over his vestments and mingled with cardinals and others who’d flown in from around the globe ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope. He smiled wide and posed for cameras while shaking hands with Cardinal Sergio Sebiastiana. 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The sort of people others might hardly notice.</p> <p>Widmer was one of those the clerics noticed.</p> <p>He saw the inner workings of the Vatican as a member of the Swiss Guard when John Paul II was head of the Roman Catholic Church. The experience left him with an appreciation for what a pope sacrifices.</p> <p>"Nobody wants to be pope," he said. To become pope is "to give up all privacy," Widmer said. "You're basically locked in; you have to go where you have to go. 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The cardinals who seem to be front-runners to replace the current pope are referred to as "papabile," or translated from the Italian, "pope-able." </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/02/world/pope-contenders/index.html">Our interactive</a> offers a list of some cardinals considered "papabile," according to John Allen, CNN analyst and correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.</p> <a class="cnn_full_story_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/02/world/pope-contenders/index.html">See the possible contenders</a> </div> <div class="cnnPostFooter"> <table> <tr> <td> <div class="cnn_mugshot"> </div> </td> <td valign="top" class="cnn_padb20 cnn_author_info"> <span class="cnnBlogFiledBy"></span> <span class="cnn_author"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032351/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/author/cnnbeliefeditors/" title="Posts by The Editors" rel="author">The 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