Q. At some point there will be a new pope.

But as with much around this new pope, the whole story is complicated.

He resigned to make the election of a new pope possible.

The new pope is, at 78, not likely to serve long enough to have the kind of impact his predecessor had.

The new pope will not be a clone of the old.

"At least until they name the new pope," he said.

And who better to lead it than the new pope?

His ties to the new pope saw him become a cardinal only three years later.

This sense of belonging will be tested under the new Pope.

This is the atmosphere surrounding us as we face the election of a new pope.