# If the Pope passes on shortly who are the likely candidates to replace him?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 30, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784 "2003-09-30T22:18:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784/21 "2003-10-02T03:01:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by [t-bonham@scc.net](mailto:t-bonham@scc.net) \*  
> \*\*I thought that Cardinal Sin, of the Phillipines, was also considered to be on the short list of likelies. But he isn’t mentioned in that cite. \*\*

Please tell me you’re joking-there’s a Cardinal _SIN_?!?!

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784/22 "2003-10-02T03:27:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \*  
> \*\*Please tell me you’re joking-there’s a Cardinal _SIN_?!?! \*\*

Again, no joke- there is indeed a Cardinal Jaime Sin.  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2899891.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2899891.stm)

I’ve known a veterinarian named Bird and a dentist named Root, too. These things happen!

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784/23 "2003-10-02T19:32:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \*  
> \*\*Please tell me you’re joking-there’s a Cardinal _SIN_?!?! \*\*

What, you thought venial and mortal sins were all there were?

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**Author:** ![Papaveraceae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784/24 "2003-10-02T19:37:54Z")

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> \*Originally posted by [t-bonham@scc.net](mailto:t-bonham@scc.net) \*  
> \*\*What, you thought venial and mortal sins were all there were? \*\*

oh dear GOD.

😃

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**Author:** ![Zweistein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/54ee81/32.png) [@Zweistein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zweistein)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-pope-passes-on-shortly-who-are-the-likely-candidates-to-replace-him/204784/25 "2003-10-02T20:37:35Z")

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definitely this man: (i hope so)  
[http://www.deuceofclubs.com/danneels/danneels.htm](http://www.deuceofclubs.com/danneels/danneels.htm)

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