Chad Pecknold , associate professor, theology, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on selection of new cardinals by the Pope. He spoke on the same topic on Jan. 5, 2014 on EWTN News Nightly. See below.
From: Wall Street Journal Date: Jan. 2, 2015 Author: Liam Moloney and Tamara Audi
Picking cardinals "is the most important thing a pope does," said Chad Pecknold, professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington. "If the pope is the football coach, the cardinals are the star players: They move the ball forward in the life of the church."
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