PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
JULIA TERRUSO, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
LAST UPDATED: Friday, October 9, 2015
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput was by all accounts the consummate host for Pope Francis during the Holy Father’s weekend in Philadelphia last month, smiling from the back of the popemobile as it wound around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in a historic visit meticulously planned over more than a year.
And since Chaput came to Philadelphia from the Rockies four years ago, he has taken anything but a backseat – speaking out in defense of traditional church teachings to become one of the most formidable prelates in the Roman Catholic Church.
So naturally, almost as soon as the American Airlines jet lifted off to return Pope Francis to Rome, speculation started over whether Chaput, 71, might be in line for cardinal – a post now held by only nine men in the nation.
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