JC: I know, isn't this great? This is either a new height or a new absolute low for this site, depending on one's preferences.
And JK, that's right, thanks for the procedural clarification. This could take awhile for sure.
And you are correct, it doesn't have to be a cardinal. But man would that be an upset if that occurs... even bigger than when JPII was elected...
My mother had some choice words about certain of the cardinals as well. I believe her faith of choice was Hindu. We have always had a strange thing for Eastern religions.