VATICAN CITY
New York Post
By GERRY SHIELDS
Last Updated: 3:10 AM, March 4, 2013
Cardinals from around the world have gathered in Rome to elect a new pope from among their ranks — but don’t expect them to campaign for themselves, Timothy Cardinal Dolan said yesterday from the Vatican.
“This isn’t the New Hampshire primary. Nobody will campaign,” Dolan told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We’re just getting to know each other better.”
The College of Cardinals, with 115 voting-age members, will meet for four hours a day for about a week before starting the official conclave to select the pope, said Dolan, president of the US Conference of Bishops.
Christian religious persecution, traditional marriage and Catholics moving away from the church will be key issues to be addressed during the meetings, Dolan said.
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