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Article: New cardinals mean new options for the Holy Spirit.(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 2, 2001
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After the last flute of champagne was hoisted, the last plate of pasta consumed, the last pair of red socks sold at Gammarelli's (Rome's most popular clerical clothing shop), what remains from the pope's creation of 44 new cardinals Feb. 21 is the event's political impact.
In the undeclared race for the next pope, the moderates, against all expectations, are back in the hunt.
"Moderate," in this context, means cardinals who believe the church needs to be more flexible, less controlled from Rome. Their buzzword is "collegiality," signifying a church whose future is worked out at the local level rather than in curial offices.
For the better part ...