<B>Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Brazil </B>

?I think (the next pope) should continue to be a wise and saintly presence in the world. ?But he should also be someone who represents and has an influence in the world, in the world of unbelievers and people who believe different things. He needs to be a person who shows that he and church are at the service of humanity. Especially at the service of the poorest and most excluded. ?He should continue the dialogues ? with the sciences, religions, society, with biotechnology, biology, bioethics. All those areas that are developing quickly and where there are many things that need to be discussed.?

<B>Cardinal Wilfred Napier, South Africa </B>

?There are candidates on almost every continent ? they are known as good leaders. One could come from anywhere. My own view is that we need someone who has vision and can look into the future ? like John Paul did. I don?t see myself in that light.?

<B>Cardinal James Stafford, United States </B>

?One is confronted with the past and the legacy that he has left us. I thought a great deal about that legacy. Now we are called to build upon that past in the process that looks to the future. That future is unknown to us at this point. But it has to be radically rooted in the magnificent teachings that the Holy Father has given to us.?

<B>Alexiy II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church </B>

?I hope that the new period in the life of the Roman Catholic Church will help to renew relations of mutual respect and brotherly Christian love between our churches.?

<B>Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean of Simon Wiesenthal Center </B>

?The Pope not only recognized the State of Israel, but also prayed at the Western Wall and asked forgiveness on the part of the Church. We can only hope that the new Pope will continue John Paul II?s legacy.?