Should the Next Pope Be a Theologian? | National Catholic Reporter

Should the Next Pope Be a Theologian? | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: What we will get is pope who will face imminent crisis in Italian civil order and in the Church.  The younger spirit of Vatican II generation (who where children during that time, not priests) is quickly advancing in numbers in the Episcopacy.  Many have been conservatively silent and that may not last.  Expect great change under Peter the Roman.  Note that since Benedict announced his intention to retire, I have mentioning the Malachy and Fatima prophesies.  There is a reason for that.  Whether or not they are true is not the case (although they are mostly spot on).  The question is whether the Cardinals believe in them.  If that is the case expect someone either courageous to make needed change or stupidly conservative who will avoid change until it literally kills him.  If the latter, it will be the one too pompous to not take the job - which does not bode well.  We will know shortly.  (My votes are either Burke or Law).