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Canadian Cardinal, Marc Ouellet, who is also deemed as one of the handful potential contenders to succeed Pope Benedict, has recently commented during an interview with Canada’s national broadcaster that other candidates for the position might do a better job than himself. 68-years-old Ouellet informed Canadian Broadcasting Corp in an interview aired late on Sunday, that “I have to be ready even if I think that probably others could do it better.”
Ouellet, who is currently working in the Vatican, has the experience of serving as archbishop of Canada’s French speaking province of Quebec from 2002 to 2010, which was a restless period when inflexible positions from the Vatican often opposed to the prevalent secularism in Quebec. Pope Benedict consequently appointed Ouellet to the powerful position as the prefect of Congregation of Bishops, which recommends the appointment of bishops to the pope.
During another interview with an unrelated media outlet, Ouellet admitted that his name is one of the names that are deemed as an appropriate replacement for Benedict, who resigned from the position on March 1. He mentioned that “I can’t not think about the possibility. Reasonably, when I go into the conclave of cardinals, I have to say to myself, ‘What if, what if…’ It makes me reflect, it makes me pray, it makes me somewhat afraid. I am very conscious of the weight of the task.” Ouellet also added “so you have to be ready for any outcome, but I think a certain number of people have more chance of being elected than me.”
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