Cardinals count down to conclave with final talks

Cardinals count down to conclave with final talks

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals gathered for their final day of talks today before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs more of a manager pope to clean up the Vatican or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful at a time of crisis. There were indications that plenty of questions remained about the state of the church and the best man to lead it heading into Tuesday’s conclave: Not all the cardinals who wanted to speak were able to today and the cardinals were forced to take a vote about continuing the discussion into the afternoon.