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Pell, Napier, Stella, Scola: The cardinals who age out of the conclave this year

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The Pillar
Mar 09, 2021
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Yesterday, Cardinal Wilfred Napier Fox of the Archdiocese of Durban in South Africa turned 80 years old, aging out of the right to vote in the next papal conclave, whenever that may be. The face of the college of cardinals is always changing, with new appointments being made and members of the old guard fading out.

Cardinal Wilfred Napier Fox. Credit: Ca…

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