CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Tribune
[with video]
By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune reporter
February 26, 2013
As he prepared to rush to Rome ahead of a snowstorm at home, Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George said Monday that the next pope should have insight about how the Vatican operates and the ability to lead a global church.
“You’re talking about governance here,” George said. “People say sanctity. Well, sanctity is nice, but there have been popes who have governed fairly well who have not been holy. … What’s important here is governance. Can the man govern the church as a pastor? He has to be a man who knows the Lord because he’s governing in his name. But it doesn’t mean he’s going to be a great saint.”
George’s interview with the Tribune was cut short as his staff scrambled to move up his travel plans to avoid a snowstorm in Tuesday’s forecast. He will arrive at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s departure to the Vatican holiday retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Thursday.
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