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| − | '''[[Cardinal]] Francis Arinze''' (born 1932) is a [[conservative]] leader in the [[Catholic Church]], and the cleric whom [[liberals]] fear most as a contender to become the next [[Pope]]. An Igbo [[Nigeria]]n, Cardinal Arinze was once the world's youngest [[bishop]].
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| − | Cardinal Arinze has been an outspoken critic of [[homosexuality]] and [[abortion]], comparing it to [[adultery]] and other [[sin]]s.
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| − | His credentials include spending 25 years in the [[Vatican]], enabling him to earn the respect of many other Cardinals.
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| − | Cardinal Arinze is over 80 years of age, and thus did not participate in the Papal [[conclave]] which chose [[Jorge Mario Bergoglio]], who took the name Pope Francis, as the successor to Pope [[Benedict XVI]].<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19751001_romano-pontifici-eligendo_lt.html Apostolic Constitution of Pope Paul XI, Romano Pontifici Elegendo, paragraph 7]</ref> The last Bishop of Rome to elected when he was over the age of 80 was Pope Gregory XII in 1406.<ref>[http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1300765.htm]</ref>
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| − | == References ==
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | *[http://www.catholicafricanworld.org/Arinze.htm Cardinal Francis Arinze.] BIOGRAPHY.
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| − | *[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barinze.html Francis Cardinal Arinze.] Catholic-Hierarchy.
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