A Polish newspaper is reporting speculation that two Polish archbishops will be raised to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI.The Dziennik newspaper says that Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz of Warsaw and Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, will both be named as future cardinals.
The newspaper's report follows up on heavy speculation in Rome that the Holy Father will soon call a consistory for the naming of new cardinals, to be held late in November 2007.
The Vatican has not confirmed plans for the consistory.
Archbishop Nycz has frequently been named as a likely candidate to receive a red hat.
Archbishop Rylko's name has not been heard as frequently in the speculation around Rome.
There are now only 3 Polish cardinals who are under the age of 80, and thus eligible to vote in a papal election: Cardinals Jozef Glemp, the primate of Poland and former Archbishop of Warsaw; Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, the longtime personal secretary to Pope John Paul II; and Zenon Grocholewski, the prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
There are three other Polish cardinals who are beyond the age of 80: Cardinals Henryk Gulbinowicz, the retired Archbishop of Breslau; Franciszek Marcharski, the retired Archbishop of Krakow; and Stanislaw Nagy, the noted theologian.
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