Could Cardinal Timothy Dolan from New York be the first American pope?

Why doesn't the Pope just pray away the illness? Like how the Church expects women in developing countries to pray for God's help instead of controlling how many kids they have.

Good man yerself, "redhand32". I trust that air-filled space in your head feels a lot less pressure after that release. Next time you feel the urge to spew hate, eat a can of beans. Éamonn, Dublin.

I don't think it matters who will be Pope, I think whoever will be given lip service but not respected

What the church does NOT need at this time is an arrogant know it all like Dolan. He would drive even more Catholics out of the Church!!!

We want Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco ! But, seriously folks. I wish Herr Ratzinger all the best in his so deserved retirement. Perhaps he could spend his time chasing the Hitler Youth around the bed along with his fellow enablers. I say good riddance. If Dolan or any of his Blue Shirt ilk go up in white smoke, I'm sure we'll look back at the reign of Herr Ratzinger as the good old days ! Today's RC hierarchy makes Franco's Church underwriters look like Socialists. If I had my wish the entire right wing cadre of pedo-enabling goose-steppers ought march into the Tiber to their "heavenly" reward. Perhaps those ole Ratzo censored, especially the nuns can come back into the sunlight where they belong. back in the day didn't they ride the corpse of corrupt ole Pope Alexander VI around town backwards on an ass ? That works !

Nope, not gonna happen.

www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/pope-headhunted-by-satan-2013021159277

oh yeah, he'll be Pope, right after he gets married.

Never....He's part of the problem; not the solution. Corporate minded, spiritually deficient.

Pefrect. While he was archbishop of Milwaukee he paid pedophiles $20,000 to quietly go away. That's just perfect.

My vote is for Mary Robinson but odds are against it!