ROME
Boston Herald
By
Matt Stout / Boston Herald
Cardinal Sean O’Malley said he has no plans to ditch his brown habit for grand papal robes, largely for one reason: He’s not banking on being pope.
Joined by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston/Houston during a press conference today in Rome, O’Malley chuckled when a reporter said her daughter was wondering if he’d change out of his recognizable Capuchin robe if he indeed emerged from conclave as Pope Benedict’s XVI successor.
“I have worn this uniform for over 40 years and I presume I will wear it until I die — because I don’t expect to be elected pope,” O’Malley said, according to audio of the briefing provided by the Archdiocese of Boston. “I don’t expect to have a change of wardrobe.”.
O’Malley, like a handful of other cardinals at the Vatican, has been the subject of continuing speculation about his possible papal candidacy. But as they await the arrival of a few remaining cardinals — O’Malley said he’s heard there are two yet to arrive — cardinals have spent the last two days meeting in general congregations and coffee-breaks with the church’s most pressing challenges topping most conversations.
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