Another cardinal falls; conclave to start in 2 weeks, new Pope by Easter

[Sam3]

Gutenberg wrote:
The new pope will be Italian.
The new pope will be very conservative.
The new pope will be pretty much like the old pope, only younger.
If the direction of the church changes, it will be toward the right.
The church will be run by the old guard, who will anoint cardinals who are just as conservative as they.
When the new guard becomes the old guard, they will be as conservative, or more conservative, as today's old guard.

So much for the 2nd Vatican Council and (to a lesser extent) John Paul II's legacy.