The Vatican had decided that the temple would open tomorrow, but the entry of the faithful was finally allowed from today – Tomorrow is expected to set the date of Conclavium.
Early this morning the popular pilgrimage began in the tomb of Pope Francis, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The Vatican had decided that the temple would open tomorrow, but the entrance of the faithful was finally allowed early this morning. Hundreds of young people, families, Italians and foreign pilgrims are waiting, with a flower in their hand, to be able to enter the church dedicated to the Virgo and honor Francis’ memory and work in their own way.
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Tens of thousands of faithful in the tail
In the meantime, the priests of Basilica Santa Maria Matzore asked the faithful who enter the Basilica of Santa Maria Matzore to make a brief prayer in front of Pope Francis’ grave and then leave the church.
This appeal is due to the enormous cosmos, to security reasons and that the dimensions and capacity of the temple can in no way be compared to those of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Tens of thousands of faithful continue to be in the queue and the waiting time for the entrance now exceeds 2 hours.
What ais fed up
In the next nine days at the Basilica of St. Peter, prayers will be held in favor of resting the soul of the deceased Pontifical, and the start date of Conclavium is expected to be set tomorrow.
It is recalled that the date will be open to the convener of the Conclain, which will elect the new Pope. There is a legal resolution of the issue that has arisen with the overcrowded cardinals which are 135, while the process only requires 120 electors.
After nine days of mourning will meet the Conclave, the College of Cardinals, in the sealed Sistina hats. After vowing for confidentiality, they will be called upon to vote in a very specific way for the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
According to the Italian Interior Minister, “at least 400,000 people attended yesterday at the funeral of the Pope (Francis), including the believers who gathered in St. Peter’s Square and along the procession on the streets of Rome.” 69 Heads of State, 12 kings and members of royal families attended.
The dominant successors – what is the process
One hundred thirty -five (135) are the members of Conclavium who are expected to be called upon to choose to elect the new Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 108 of them were selected by Pope Francis and to elect the new Pope required to gather 2/3 of the votes. They are divided into three (3) trends: there are reformers, moderate and conservatives. But the names which, as all show, are the favorites, are:
Pietro Parolin: He is 70 years old and is from Italy. He is the second in the Vatican class since 2013, one of Pope Francis’ closest associates. He is an excellent diplomat, as those who have worked with him say, moderate and believed to be one of the people who will be in direct rupture with Donald Trump, as he had directly condemned and enlisted his plan for rebuilding Gaza.
Matteo Zoupi: He is 69 years old, he is also from Italy and is considered a reformer. He also belongs to the narrow circle of Pope Francis, with many initiatives for the war in Ukraine, but also progressive positions on issues for the LGBT community, in which Pope Francis left his stamp.
Luis Antonio Tangle: He is from the Philippines, 67 years old. “Asian Pope Francis,” they call him in the narrow cycle of Conclave. He is particularly popular., He is considered extremely charismatic and will be the first Asian Pope to be elected if geographical balances are voted and taken into account. Given that both Europe and Latin America had been represented in previous years, both with Pope Francis, Pope Benedict and Pope John the second. It will be a choice that is considered moderate, but close to views on many issues with Pope Francis’ views and progressive profile.
Friedolin Besungu: He is from the Congo People’s Republic and is 65 years old. If elected, it will be the first Pope to be elected by Africa and represent this Epirus. It is considered conservative and has been openly opposed to marriage among gays.
Peter Erdo: He is from Hungary and is 72 years old. He is the oldest and the most conservative of all. If elected, it will be considered an old cutting choice that will greatly change what Pope Francis had chosen for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
Source :Skai
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