VATICAN CITY
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He quotes Amy Winehouse and, unlike Benedict XVI, actually taps out his tweets himself.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is an erudite scholar with a modern touch – and that is seen by some as just the combination the Catholic Church needs to revive a church beset by scandal and a shrinking flock.
Benedict’s culture minister at the Vatican, Ravasi consistently makes the short lists of closely watched candidates to be the next pope.
He is one of the favorites among Catholics who long to see a return to the tradition of Italian popes.
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