During his 12 years of pontificate, Pope Francis named a total of 149 cardinalsof which 107 will be present in the conclave, which represents 80% of the total number of voters and could incline the trends to a continuity of their legacy in the conduction of the Catholic church.
There are also few requirements to be potato: Any Catholic and baptized male can be chosen. However, there is another “unofficial” condition, since Cardinals over 80 years of age cannot participate in the conclave Therefore, consequently, it is understood that the new Supreme Pontiff will not exceed that age limit.
CONCLAVE: How is the process to choose the new Pope
The process is marked by millenary traditions, strict rules and a absolute hermeticism during the conclavethe Assembly that will define who will be the new leader of the more than one billion Catholics in the world.
The conclave will finally begin on Wednesday, May 7when the cardinals go to the Sistine Chapel for the first of the votes. Finally, they will be 134 The voters who will define the successor of the Argentine.
During this process, the cardinals stay in the Santa Marta housewithin the Vatican, and move together to the Sistine chapel in each of the voting rounds. The secret is absolute: They cannot communicate with the outside or among them outside the official sessions. For a candidate to be elected Pope, he must reach a majority of Two thirds of the votes cast, in this case, 89 votes.
In detail, the tradition marks that the suffrage process can be done up to four times per day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each cardinal voter will write on a ballot the name of the candidate who considers more appropriate, previously making an oath of consciousness before God.
If consensus is not reached, the ballots are burned with chemicals that generate Black smokeknown as Black smoke. Instead, when There is agreement, the chosen one is consulted if he accepts his new position And, if so, the White smoke (the famous white smoking) to indicate to the world that There is a new Pope.
Who are the candidates to happen to Pope Francis
The departure of Pope Francis left a period of uncertainty over who will occupy the throne of San Pedro. Thus, the different ideological groups begin to discuss on continuity – or the brake – to the reform process initiated during the Argentine pontificate.
With this panorama, they not only stand out the ideological currents of the candidates but also their geographical origin. The country with more electors is Italy with 19, followed by the United States (11) and Brazil (7). Argentina, on the other hand, has four names.
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Thus, a total of 55 cardinals (41%) of the voters come from Europe, 20 representatives are from Asia (15%), 18 of Africa (13%), 17 of South America (13%), 17 of North America (13%), 4 of Central America (3%) and, finally, 3 of Oceania (2%).
While once inside the conclave the favoritisms can fall and the result of the choice can be the most unexpected, in the previous vote Different names arise as the greatest candidates to happen to Pope Francis. Among them are Cristóbal López Romerofrom Spain and appointed by Francisco as Archbishop of Rabat in 2019. The Cardinal, 72, is located within the “progressive” line of the Catholic Church.
The Canadian is also among those indicated GERALD LACROIX, who currently works as Quebéc Metropolitan Archbishopbesides being a cardinal. The 67 -year -old religious was appointed in position in 2011. It is another of the voters related to the progressive line of the Church. Close to that position I find Jean-Claude Hollerich, who works as Archbishop of Luxembourgposition he assumed in 2011 after being appointed by Benedict XVI. His career also saw him linked to the Sophia de Tokyo University and, since July 2021, he is the general rapporteur of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Bishops Synod.
In the most conservative tradition of the institution you can place Brazilian Odilio Schererwho was Secretary General of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and was part of the Cardinal Council for the Organizational and Economic Study of the Holy See. 75 years old, he serves as a metropolitan archbishop of Saint Paul.
Many also point to one of the most experienced as a new Pope: Péter Erdo, 72 and metropolitan archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest. In his career, he served as a professor, dean of canon law and rector of the Catholic University Péter Pázmány. Erdo has already participated in the last 2 conclaves, since he was appointed Cardinal by John Paul II.
Source: Ambito
