The Pope candidates from Italy, the Philippines and the Congo-Diepresse.com
Who has opportunities for the successor of Francis? There are some Italians such as Cardinal State Secretary Parolin or Pierbattista Pizzaballa. The Filipino Luis António Tagle could also play a role.
In the Sedis vacancy, the papal intermezzo, Pietro is Slogan The face of the Vatican. The 70-year-old Cardinal State Secretary does not only have a leadership role as a DE-FACTO head of government and chief diplomat, in the hierarchy of number two of the church state. As a cardinal dean, as Primus Inter Pares, the Italian from the north -east Italian province of Vicenza will lead the conclave – a key function for the expiry of the papal election in the Sistine chapel.
« /> Pietro parolin with US Vice President J. D. Vance on Holy Saturday in the Vatican. AFP
During the stay of Francis In the Gemelli Clinic and his convalescence, slogan received the state guests in the Vatican-including US Vice President J. D. Vance on Holy Saturday. In the coming days he will welcome the heads of state and government in Rome, not least US President Donald Trump. He knows the World Church as a diplomat, which has justified his career in various nunctions – the messages of the Vatican. Francis appointed him Cardinal State Secretary soon after his pontificate began in 2013. It would be the ideal compromise candidate to which the various factions could agree in the event of a patts and is closely linked to Francis’ term – just as Cardinal once Joseph Ratzinger With John Paul II. Of course, slogan has no pastoral experience.
« /> Matteo Zuppi, Cardinal of Bologna, Ukraine special ambassador and chairman of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. AFP/Oleg Varov
