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Italian bishops mistakenly hail Cardinal Angelo Scola as new pope Italian bishops mistakenly hail Cardinal Angelo Scola as new pope
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Italian bishops were so convinced that one of their own would become pope that they sent a congratulatory message to the media thanking God for the election of a prelate from Milan.Italian bishops were so convinced that one of their own would become pope that they sent a congratulatory message to the media thanking God for the election of a prelate from Milan.
The trouble was, the new pope had already been named as the Argentinian cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.The trouble was, the new pope had already been named as the Argentinian cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.
The secretary general of the Italian conference, Monsignor Mariano Crociata, expressed "joy and thanks" to God for the election of Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan in a statement sent to reporters at 8.23pm (19.23 GMT) on Wednesday night.The secretary general of the Italian conference, Monsignor Mariano Crociata, expressed "joy and thanks" to God for the election of Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan in a statement sent to reporters at 8.23pm (19.23 GMT) on Wednesday night.
About 10 minutes earlier, Bergoglio had made his first appearance before the crowds in St Peter's Square.About 10 minutes earlier, Bergoglio had made his first appearance before the crowds in St Peter's Square.
At 9.08pm, the Italian bishops' conference sent another statement thanking God for the election of the pope, but this time got the name right.At 9.08pm, the Italian bishops' conference sent another statement thanking God for the election of the pope, but this time got the name right.
In the days leading up the secret conclave, many Italian newspapers openly promoted Scola as the next pope.In the days leading up the secret conclave, many Italian newspapers openly promoted Scola as the next pope.
The newspapers – and the bishops' conference – appear to have missed the warning contained in a traditional Italian saying that frontrunners at a papal conclave are often disappointed.The newspapers – and the bishops' conference – appear to have missed the warning contained in a traditional Italian saying that frontrunners at a papal conclave are often disappointed.
"He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal," the saying goes. Perhaps it was never more true in the modern age than in the conclave that elected Bergoglio instead of the Italian favourite Scola."He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal," the saying goes. Perhaps it was never more true in the modern age than in the conclave that elected Bergoglio instead of the Italian favourite Scola.
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