The decision on the date of convening the concentration may be announced today at noon – the conception is not expected to begin before May 6
The Catholic Cardinals met on Monday for the first time after Pope Francis’ funeral to discuss a possible start date to convene the Conclain, which will elect the new Pope.
The decision may be announced today at noon. Conclave is not expected to begin before May 6, as Reuters reports.
The 16th -century Sistine Hat, where the badges were made, was closed to tourists on Monday to make preparations for the vote.
The two previous concussions, in 2005 and 2013, lasted only two days. However, Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius said Monday that he expects that this Konclavio can last longer, as many of the cardinals appointed by Pope Francis have never met before.
Franciscus made the appointment of cardinals as a priority from other places, such as Myanmar, Haiti and Rwanda.
‘We don’t know’said Arborelius, one of the approximately 135 cardinals under the age of 80 in the concussion.
Franciscus, who took over as a Pope in 2013, died at the age of 88 on April 21. His funeral on Saturday and a procession through Rome until his burial place in the Basilica of St. Mary Great attracted a large number of people. It is estimated to have exceeded 400,000 people.
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 German cardinal Walter Kasper told La Repubblica that the lament for Francis showed that the Catholics wanted the next Pope to continue his reformist style.
“I am convinced that we have to move on to Francis’ footsteps,” Kasper said.
However, a block of conservative cardinals is sure to resist it and look for a Pope who will re -confirm the traditions and limit Francis’ vision for a more comprehensive church.
The procedure
It is recalled that after nine days of mourning, the Cardinal College, the Cardinal College, is expected to meet 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.
What are the dominant successors
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 that, 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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