Cardinal Hollerich does not see himself as a new pope

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich reacted to the death of Pope Francis in an interview. Francis will leave a big gap. « The church in front of him and the church after him is a big difference, » said the Luxembourg cardinal on Monday in Conversation with RTL.

Hollerich achieved the news of the Pope’s death with a delay because he was holding a trade fair in prison in Schrassig. « Francis was almost like a father for me. He is a year older than my mother, » said the cardinal, who emphasized the « Grouss Guttheet » of the late Church Map of the Church.

Hollerich visited the Pope ten days ago. At that time, Francis already made his very weak impression on the cardinal. He was also concerned on Easter Sunday when he saw the Pope on TV: « One prevailed against the doctors because he absolutely wanted to perform his task. »

Cardinal Hollerich: Others better than Pope than I do

The cardinal travels to Rome on Monday evening and will be Glaves stay there. When asked about his own pope ambitions, Hollerich replied with a clear « no ». He sees little chance and believe that others are better suited for this role.

According to Hollerich, the future Pope faces major challenges, including within the Catholic Church itself. The church must show « that it has changed ».

In a press release from the Archbishop’s Ordinariate, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, however, « praised Pope Francis’s invaluable use of the weakest and the refugees ». Inside church, the Archbishop of Luxembourg underlined the importance of the synodal approach for the future joint advance in the church. « Seriously in the matter and not free of humor », the Pope « gave important impulses in world politically and inner -church times, gave hope and set signs of humanity that have existed beyond its pontificate and for which we are very grateful ».

To commemorate the late Pope on Easter Monday, 6 p.m., the church bells in Luxembourg.