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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

More on the "Black Conclave"

Rocco comments on two possible "Superior General-abili" (and what's the "bili", you ask?):
It'll be another ten days or so before one of the 226 delegates emerges as the 29th successor of Ignatius Loyola and new "Black Pope," but after the outgoing Father-General Peter-Hans Kolvenbach relinquished the chair, the representatives of the church's largest religious community placed two potential candidates at the center of the spotlight. The Puerto Rican Orlando Torres -- a Kolvenbach favorite currently running the Society's formation desk -- was elected to preside over the assembly until the election, with Basque Fr Ignacio Echarte, head of the Jesuit houses in Rome, chosen as his deputy. [More.]

Related: "Jesuits meet this week to choose new leader ... and get a tongue-lashing (Jan 7)"

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