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David Gibson on the Cardinals Likely to Succeed Benedict

Description:David Gibson, a national correspondent for Religion News Service and author of 'The Rule of Benedict', lists the likeliest contenders to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. Gibson is currently in Rome prepared to report on the upcoming papal conclave, a meeting of the college of cardinals that is convened to elect a new Bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. A conclave is typically convened after the death of the pope, or in this case, the resignation of one. (2:49)

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