135 men now decide: All cardinals who were not yet 80 years old at the time of his death. More than 100 cardinals are external due to exceeding the age limit.
However, as “papabiles” – the people who have the stature to become a pope – are significantly less discussed: all in all about two dozen. Many of the Italians Pietro Parolin are the favorite. Because Francis has appointed many new cardinals from distant countries that do not know each other very well, the choice is probably even more open this time than with earlier complies.
- Read too: “It is said that he was pretty mischievous”: nuns remember Pope Francis
And basically the old saying applies: “Chi Entra Papa ner Conclave, a riser cardinal” (“Whoever goes into the conclave as a Pope comes out as a cardinal”). So there can be surprises.
An overview of the most mentioned candidates:
Pietro parolin
The 70 -year -old Northern Italian from near Venice has been number two in the Vatican for more than a decade. Francis raised the studied diplomat and doctor of church law shortly after his election as Secretary of Cardinal State. Since then, slogan has been running the shops at his side. He also represented it when Francis was in the hospital. Parolin never raised doubts about his loyalty.
The Italian is considered very powerful – otherwise you don’t get far in the curia. With the conclave, he will now have an outstanding role either way: Usually the election assembly in the Sistine Chapel is led by the Dean of the Cardinals. The current dean and also its vice are already over 80 and therefore too old. That is why it is the turn of the ranking cardinal: slogan.
“}”>
Image: Javad Parsa (APA/AFP/NTB/Javad Parsa)
Source: Nachrichten
