Cardinal Cormac Murphy-Oâ??Connor, the former leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, helped to orchestrate a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign which led to the election of Pope Francis, a new biography claims.
The choice of the largely unknown Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as head of the worldâ??s 1.2â??billion Catholics came as a surprise to Vatican watchers and the faithful alike when the announcement was made in March last year.
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