1. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a Canadian, oversees the Vatican department that vets potential bishops. He embodies the conservatism of the last two popes and speaks fluent Spanish.
2. Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, has promoted dialogue and between Christianity and Islam. The son of a truck driver, Scola is regarded as down to earth and accessible while also a man of deep learning.
3. Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, a Brazilian of German descent, is archbishop of Sao Paulo. About 40% of the world's Catholics live in Latin America, and some clerics in the region say it is time for a Latin American pope.
4. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture czar, has impressed some Vatican-watchers with his engagement of atheists and agnostics. He has tried to boost the church's profile in the worlds of art and science
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