OPPOSITION has now emerged to a German seen as a frontrunner to be the next pope, leaving Roman Catholic cardinals divided as they prepared for a conclave to elect the successor to Pope John Paul II.

AN oath of secrecy. The unsealing of Papal documents. The meetings of the College of Cardinals after the death of a Pope are steeped in Vatican mystery.

AUSCHWITZ survivor Arno Lustiger brought the German parliament to its feet yesterday with a vivid speech describing his trip through “hell” in the waning weeks of World War II and his emotional rescue by US troops.