UPDATE INTERREGNUM 2013 NO FIRM DATE BUT MARCH 11TH LOOKS LIKELY TO BE CONCLAVE STARTING DATE.............

With the expected arrival today of the final two Cardinals who are eligible electors in the pending Conclave to elect the next Pope, coming last from Warsaw, Poland; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; the General Congregation met for the second time without setting a starting date for the Conclave, although it is being unofficially stated online, that March 11th, is the most likely opening date.  The online consortium of  ABC News -Yahoo News reported Monday that the most currently front running Cardinals as potential papabile are : Archbishop Angelo Scola of Milan; Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone; Ghanaian Archbishop Peter Turkson; and Argentinian Archbishop Leonardo Sandri.   However, just a few hours ago, the "Clerical Whispers" blog reported that Cardinal Bertone, currently the Camerlengo, - the Interregunum Administrator of the Church and Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who preceded Bertone as Vatican Secretary of State, are now supporting the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cardinal Odilo Scherer, in becoming the next Roman Pontiff, and recommending that he appoint Buenos Aires Argentina Archbishop Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, as the next Vatican Secretary of State.  To Be Continued as I continue to blog Updating the Interregnum and Conclave 2013.............tdp