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Rome, Italy, Feb 27, 2013 \/ 04:14 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A conclave is similar to going on a rigorous spiritual retreat that is pervaded by silence, according to Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s like going on a very, very strong, heavy retreat,\u201d explained Cardinal Wuerl in a Feb. 26 interview with CNA at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s heavy in the sense of leaving aside everything else, but this time the retreat\u2019s master is the Holy Spirit,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

\tHe believes that while the conclave is focused on the actual voting, it is also a time of prayer and being open to the Holy Spirit. \u201cI will be. And I\u2019m sure it will be the same for all of the cardinals there, taking this time of quiet simply to open our hearts to that voice of the Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Wuerl took part in the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict by assisting a sick cardinal. Since he was made a cardinal in 2010, this will be his conclave as an elector.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere\u2019s a silence that pervades the entire conclave, particularly in the Sistine Chapel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI think that sustaining the serenity of spirit is why the whole idea of the conclave is quietness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the cardinal, the next Pope will have two major challenges: fighting secularism and being media savvy.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cGreat secularism is pervading the Church and prevailing all around us, so it brings a sense of urgency that we need to be re-proposing the Gospel,\u201d the cardinal remarked.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHe will need to be able to reach out through all the means of communication today, especially social communication to be present all over the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Wuerl said that while a Pope cannot be physically present worldwide, he can use social media as a way to be present electronically.<\/p>\n

\tHe added that the most important thing for people to do now is to pray and ask God to send the Holy Spirit on the cardinals during the conclave.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe expectation of all of us should be that out of this conclave will come, by God\u2019s providential plan, the Pope who will guide us well into the future,\u201d said Cardinal Wuerl.<\/p>\n

\tIn his view, Pope Benedict\u2019s primary legacy will be his insistence on the compatibility of faith and reason.<\/p>\n

\tBut his pastoral ministry and his call to the New Evangelization will also be among his accomplishments, the D.C. cardinal added.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHe\u2019s urged the entire Church to take a look at people who should be with us but have drifted away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOur task is to re-propose to this very secular world a wonderful mystery, a wonderful revelation of God being with us in Christ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tSome in the media have floated that Cardinal Wuerl could become the next Pope, but he gives little weight to that idea.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe have to keep our focus on the realm of reality and not fantasy,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

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