VATICAN CITY
Gazzetta del Sud
Vatican City, February 20 – A senior Vatican figure said on Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI has the power to change rules followed for the selection of his successor, and explained why the conclave of cardinals is likely to commence mid-March, but could begin days earlier. ”The Holy Father is the only one who can intervene in the legislation regarding the conclave,” said Ambrogio Piazzoni, deputy prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, in a briefing at the Vatican press room on the history of Vatican conclaves. ”If Pope Benedict (XVI) were to decide on new rules at 19:59 on February 28, those would be the ones to be followed for the new conclave,” Piazzoni explained.
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