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flipnflap | 11:11 Fri 05th Oct 2012 | Society & Culture
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at one point when Cardinal Basil Hume was Archbishop Of Westminster he was one of the favourites to become Pope - what year would that have been?
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Surely it could only have been 1978?
The 3-pope year?
11:13 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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Whilst he may have been viewed as papabile by some, he was never a contender. He just took part in the papal conclaves.
12:51 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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He would have been perfect for pope, but he was too old.
15:19 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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Wikipedia points to October 1978:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hume

>>>"He would have been perfect for pope, but he was too old"
55 (in 1978) seems rather young for a Pope, Atalanta!
01:14 Sat 06th Oct 2012

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