VATICAN CITY - Cardinals electing the new pope will be looking for a charismatic but tenacious man capable of re-uniting a fractious Church, stamping down on scandals and re-igniting faith among the young. "First of all, we need a pope who knows how to speak to the world -- beyond the Catholic world," said Andrea Tornielli, Vatican expert for La Stampa daily's Vatican Insider insert. "He needs to be open and understanding, not too inward-looking," he said. Pope Benedict XVI's resignation on Thursday throws open a race for the Vatican's top job which will see as many as 115 elector cardinals from around the world meet in a secret conclave to pick...
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