His credentials include spending 25 years in the [[Vatican]], enabling him to earn the respect of many other Cardinals.
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 will not participate in the Papal [[conclave]] that will choose a successor to Pope [[Benedict XVI]]; this may make his election to the Papacy less likely.
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Cardinal Arinze is over 80 years of age, and thus will not participate in the Papal [[conclave]] that will choose a successor to Pope [[Benedict XVI]]. Due to his age, Cardinal Arinze is also unlikely to be elected Pope - the last Bishop of Rome to elected when he was over the age of 80 was Pope Gregory XII in 1406.[http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1300765.htm]