I have no intention to get myself elected to papacy: Cardinal Ranjith

By Yohan Perera   

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday denied that his interest in getting the Easter Sunday attacks probe going are connected with his ambition of getting elected to papacy.

“It is unintelligent for anyone to draw a connection between the call for a proper probe on the Easter Sunday attacks and an ambition which I don’t have,” he said in response to a question raised by journalists.   

“Also selecting a suitable person for papacy takes place on a different platform. Discussions of electing a Pope takes place on a different platform and an entirely different process. What a Cardinal does locally has nothing to do with selecting him for papacy,” he added.