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THERE is a poignant air, almost wistful, to electing a pope in the modern world.

But Benedict's resignation at 85, the first of a pope in 598 years, may have changed that thinking.

Benedict's is the first state visit to Britain by a pope in which he is meeting the queen and political establishment as a fellow head of state.

An examination of the ages of recent popes by Jimmy Akin at the National Catholic Register suggests that the cardinals may prefer a pope in his late 60s.

The King was the first Saudi leader to meet a Pope, in 2007, yet observing infidel holidays like Christmas or Valentine's Day is still strictly banned.

Archbishop Dolan blessed two symbolic artifacts, a bell and a colorful umbrella, items that traditionally accompanied a pope in Roman street processions.

When Cardinal O'Connor turned 80 on Jan . 15 he lost his vote for a new pope in a conclave, a milestone that many viewed as timely for retirement.

Like three other cardinals named today, Father Dulles is ineligible to vote for a new pope in a conclave because he is over 80.

FOR Jerusalem's Jewish municipality, the photograph of a merry pope in a white skullcap waving at passing crowds from the walls of the Christian Information Centre was a step too far.

John Paul II, a pope born in Poland, a Communist country, could not in any way go along with that".

Portraying a pope engaged in church business despite his illness, a top cardinal visited Pope John Paul II in the hospital and reported him "alert" and even able to converse in Italian and German.