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Further reading about the Pope ( according to Bono he was "the best frontman the Catholic Church ever had") courtesy of Don Singleton:

For more information see Electing a Pope, How Are Popes Elected? Two Complimentary Lectures, A Concise Overview Of Papal Funeral Rights And Transition, , Who will be the next pope?, Ritual governs choice of successor, Why The Next Pope May Be A Surprise, Cardinals Differ on Who Will Succeed Pope, A search for the new Pope, and Cardinals differ on who will succeed Pope.

Candidates cited as front-runners: Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, O.P., the Cardinal-Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, Cardinal Ivan Dias of India, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a German who is the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog; Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes; Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, and Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Italy. (HatTip to MM)

Other interesting references are The Pope Blog, MSNBC Vatican Watch, Citizen Journalists Report, The Pope Page, John Paul IIand the Crisis of Humanism, Faithful Pray for the Pope, and ewtn. Blog posts honoring Pope John Paul II include Professor Stephen Bainbridge, Josh Marshall, Michelle Malkin, The Pope’s Beautiful Life, The Pope's Final Hours, OC Chronicle, BogusGold, baldilocks, A Certain Slant of Life, and Pundit Guy.

Pope Related Blogs (coutesy of Pundit Guy)
Chrenkoff - "My Pope"Malkin - "The Angles Welcome You"Powerline - NYT criticism; The Pope Blog; Don Singleton; Talking Points Memo; Stephen Bainbridge; Accidental Verbosity; The Anchoress

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