Cardinal Dolan on Pope Leo: It Was to His Advantage that He Wasn’t Talked About

MENEFEE I think we ░░░░░░░░ headed toward something that ░░░░░░░░ be different than what ░░░░░░░░ ve heard about the ░░░░░░░░ we ve gotten used ░░░░░░░░ With modern technology and ░░░░░░░░ cardinals getting together sooner ░░░░░░░░ than having to come ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ maybe have a candidate ░░░░░░░░ mind when you get ░░░░░░░░ because people know each ░░░░░░░░ a little bit better ░░░░░░░░ they did 100 years ░░░░░░░░ or 150 years ago ░░░░░░░░ you think that had ░░░░░░░░ impact when you got ░░░░░░░░ the room and the ░░░░░░░░ started Did he emerge ░░░░░░░░ a candidate early on ░░░░░░░░ did he wind up ░░░░░░░░ kind of more of ░░░░░░░░ consensus guy DOLAN Well ░░░░░░░░ to use a Catholic ░░░░░░░░ bingo you re on ░░░░░░░░ something all right I ░░░░░░░░ it was to his ░░░░░░░░ that he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ about I think it ░░░░░░░░ to his advantage that ░░░░░░░░ was a guy who ░░░░░░░░ t identify with anyone ░░░░░░░░ or style within the ░░░░░░░░ of cardinals I think ░░░░░░░░ was to his advantage ░░░░░░░░ they didn t really ░░░░░░░░ he was from the ░░░░░░░░ States They didn t ░░░░░░░░ know where he was ░░░░░░░░ They just thought he ░░░░░░░░ a citizen of the ░░░░░░░░ as we re citizens ░░░░░░░░ the world to come ░░░░░░░░ here I think that ░░░░░░░░ to his advantage Curt ░░░░░░░░ while you will understand ░░░░░░░░ can t talk about ░░░░░░░░ details and the intricacies ░░░░░░░░ the conclave itself Let ░░░░░░░░ just say that when ░░░░░░░░ we went in I ░░░░░░░░ thinking that a lot ░░░░░░░░ of my brother cardinals ░░░░░░░░ my esteem for him ░░░░░░░░ because he seemed to ░░░░░░░░ come from nowhere Remember ░░░░░░░░ they said about Jesus ░░░░░░░░ the Gospel after his ░░░░░░░░ miracle and sermon the ░░░░░░░░ said Who s this ░░░░░░░░ Where d he come ░░░░░░░░ We kind of like ░░░░░░░░ We want to get ░░░░░░░░ know him better That ░░░░░░░░ to be what characterized ░░░░░░░░ Francis Prevost now Pope ░░░░░░░░