Posted on 06/23/2022 2:06:44 PM PDT by SwotSonOfSitetest
A Filipino cardinal known for riding public transit and making YouTube videos of himself singing and playing guitar is one of the leading contenders to follow Pope Francis, whose poor health is raising questions over his tenure as head of the Catholic church.
Other prospects include a more daring liberal, Pietro Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state; a Hungarian, Peter Cardinal Erdo, who is frontrunner in the conservative camp; and a compromise candidate, Matteo Cardinal Zuppi, the archbishop of Bologna.
These names are moving to the van as Francis’s health is failing visibly. Last week he canceled a trip that had been scheduled for July to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This has raised questions about who will replace him on the Throne of Saint Peter.
His Holiness seems to sense that the end of his papacy is nigh. This month he announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. It is apparently an effort to secure his legacy. He will leave behind several frontrunners in the case of his decease or — as recent reports have suggested — resignation.
Luis Cardinal Tagle, the Manila-born proprefect of the Dicastery of Evangelization sometimes characterized as “the Filipino Francis,” will be the bookmakers’ favorite.
His Eminence has a reputation for having a common touch, preferring public transit and making YouTube videos of himself singing and playing guitar. His rhetoric in defense of Catholic doctrine ...
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Ain’t Francis supposed to be the last pope, if you believe that St. Malachy prophecy?
Anyone would be better than the communist currently occupying the position.
Maybe the first and last Jesuit Pope.....
Peter was never a pope. I’ll be shocked if I see any pope in heaven.
A differently abled LGBTQIAA+ Latinx woman.
I believe Clement was the first pope?
Burke or Sarah, but both are too old, I suppose.
Not a good one among them. They’re either evil or fools...and most are evil fools.
Archbishop Vigano would be the best choice!
When did Matteo Zuppi de Sales become the archbishop of Bologna? Perhaps that is a sign from Heaven that Bologna is to be pronounced Baloney!
True words
When did Matteo Zuppi de Sales become the archbishop of Bologna? Perhaps that is a sign from Heaven that Bologna is to be pronounced Baloney!
Sarah. What a day that would be.
A lot of people said that about 0bunghole, when he was infesting the Oval Office.
Ain’t Francis supposed to be the last pope, if you believe that St. Malachy prophecy?”
Yes, the next one will be a PINO. Pope in name only.
an African, that hasn’t been ruined by the SJW movement, would be refreshing...
“Anyone would be better than the communist currently occupying the position.”
Not necessarily. I subscribe to the well-proven notion that “it can always be worse”.
First, he has to prove he is not a paedophile, or a defender of same.
My preference would be Joseph Ratzinger, who IMHO should have been maintained in office last time. The cardinals, most of whom have been chosen by Francis, will of course choose someone else when the time comes.
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