BOSTON (MA)
The Patriot-Ledger
WCVB-TV
Posted Feb 19, 2013 @ 12:14 PM
VATICAN CITY —
While conventional wisdom has long held that the election of an American to the papacy is unlikely, reporters at the Vatican say there is a growing “buzz” about Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley.
“I can confirm the O’Malley buzz from personal experience. Right now, it’s tough for an American journalist to walk into the Vatican Press Office without fielding questions from colleagues about him,” wrote John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter.
Vatican reporters have said there is no clear choice among the College of Cardinals to succeed Pope Benedict XVI when he resigns at the end of the month.
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