>>He who enters the conclave as Pope comes out as a cardinal.
I'm sorry, my five year old is home sick today and my neurons are not firing, can you tell me what this means? Are you saying that the one who is most favored never gets to be Pope?
Are you saying that the one who is most favored never gets to be Pope? Over time, I think this has has been the case, although if you look at Pius XII and Paul VI, these two were favored going and were elected.
John XXIII, John Paul I, and John Paul II were total surprises.