Conclave. The vote of the Portuguese
The four Portuguese cardinals who were present in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV did not vote in unison, according to O_Sunrise. D. Manuel Clemente, Bishop Emeritus of Lisbon, and D. Américo Aguiar, Bishop of Setúbal, voted for the first scrutiny at Cardinal Prevost, while D. António Marto, former bishop of Leiria-Fatima, only did so in the second vote. Tolentino Mendonça, on the other hand, will only have vote for the Chicago Cardinal, Predost’s Birth Land, in the third round.
«Américo Aguiar, who knows Robert Prevost well of the World Youth Day, and D. Manuel Clemente made ‘pressure’ on D. António Marto to vote for Prevost, as his first choice went to another cardinal. Already Tolentino Mendonça, who does not live much with the other Portuguese cardinals, will have voted in the first two scrutiny in the cardinal Pietro Parolin »reveals to Sunrise Knowing source of the Vatican’s intricacies.
The election of Pope Leo XIV has contributed to various readings, speaking some that will be Francis’s continuation, while others’ touch it more to Opus Dei, saying that he will not ‘feed’ any of the fracturing issues, such as the end of the priest celibacy or the ordination of women.
Letter to the rabbi and Opus Dei
For a theologian heard by Sunrise It is evident that the first decisions of Pope Leo XIV are revealing the way that will follow, since it is «Conservative in doctrine, progressive in action and revolutionary in social commitment». The same source emphasizes that it was no coincidence that Leo XIV_Já wrote a letter to the American rabbi, who took the opportunity to advertise the missive on platform X. «Trusting in the assistance of the Almighty, I commit to continuing and strengthening the church’s dialogue and cooperation with the Jewish people in the spirit of the Declaration Nostra Aetate of the Second Vatican Council»wrote the Pope, according to the CNN Brazil. Rabbi Noam Marans, responsible for the interreligious affairs of the American Jewish Committee, should be present at the Holy Father’s inaugural mass on the 18th.
Also the meeting with the prelate of Opus Dei, Mons. Fernando Ocáriz, and the auxiliary vicar, Mons. Mariano Fazio is interpreted by some sectors as a ‘right’ turn of Leo XIV. Francisco Sassetti da Mota, Jesuit Father, and who does not have, to know, any connection to Opus Dei, makes a completely different reading of the letter to the rabbi and the meeting with Opus Dei. “This is the same way it has visited the Augustinians and celebrated Mass with them. It seems to me that there are many people concerned about the future of their vision of the church and not the future of the church. What I see from the Pope, and which is very interesting, is that someone who is elected to the fourth vote, not being considered a person in the system, has to gather a great consensus around him. By the way, what Opus Dei meant to a part of the church 30/40 years ago disappeared. Opus Dei today in many places in the world plays an extraordinarily important role. It is increasingly easier to admire the work it does and the fantastic contribution it has to the life of the church ». For a theologian heard by the SUN, “It is natural that Pope Leo XIV has proximity to Opus Dei even for working together in Peru. And who is approaching the work is Américo Aguiar and Rui Valério »reveals.
