Would a weaving of non-Roman Catholic practices be acceptable to an Indian bishop elected pope?
But then, non-Roman Catholic pageantry and ritual has already been made part of church services; the content of which purposely mocks Roman Catholic reverence and purpose of Holy Mass.
Nigerian
I thought the rule was the the Pope had to be a white guy from Europe?
"...enforcing his conservative stance on issues like abortion, the role of women in the church, homosexuality, and bioethics, it said."
His "conservative stance" has little to do with it. The final authority is Biblical and is God's. Interesting married priests are left out of that statement since that and only that in the list is actually negotiable.
This is the sort of "spin" news story we need to watch carefully.
I have more than a passing acquaintance with this bishop. Describing him as a "friend of Mother Teresa" is designed to garner support for him and get some traction going. This is a very misleading use of Blessed Mother Teresa's name.
I do not want to express an opinion contrary to the will of the Most Holy Trinity, so if he is the Lord's choice for Pope then I will pray for him. But in good conscience I must pray that he is not elected as Pontiff.
No.
It is somewhat interesting that of the major leading candidates, none of which can be known with certainty outside of the election committee, many have merited a 'what if' article of their own. The committe could choose anyone. If the candidate is not qualified, any deficiency can be maded up in ten minutes. Just male, Roman Catholic, and single, the basics need to be in place already.
From what I hear, what has distinguished Diaz from other Indian Arhcbishops is his insistenced on liturgical norms. Keep in mind, he is a close friend of Mother Therese, whose sanctity helped generate 85,000 religous vocations in India. Most of the rest of the Indian hierarchy are spiritually descended from the same sort of goody-two-shoes who preached Liberation Theology all across Latin America.