Yes with Franji’s road we don’t turn – the world

It’s a conversion of superlatives. More Cardinal Catholic Church will participate in it than in any previous election of the new Pope.

They will move in to the Sikstinska Chapel in Vatican on Wednesday (7. May). 133 Cardinals are expected.

This includes counseling behind closed doors and staying in modest chambers – until a two-thirds majority needed to choose a new church chief.

Another record will be reached because the cardinals come from 71 countries. In the last selection of Novi Pope in 2013. 48 countries were represented, and at those in 2005. 52 countries.

Pope FRANCE, who passed away from Easter Monday in 88. years, twelve years old that the Catholic Church from the current 1.4 billion members became a global church and to abolish its concentration on Europe.

But what does that mean for counseling currently taking place in the so-called pre-booked and for the next days in the Sikstinska Kapela? « The outcome of the election today is harder to predict because the composition of the Cardinal colleges is nationally and culturally diverse, » said DW historian Jerg Ernesti, Vatican expert.

Names, bets, speculation

Despite this, the question of the dart of the Pope’s Death in many media asked, « Who will be next? » Different names appeared in circulation. The stakes on betting grow, speculation is more and more.

The French Catholic Lacro daily, which is not owned by the French Bishops’ conference, published on the social network: « Why doesn’t Lacro talk about ‘candidates’ who could inherit Pope Franji ».

In publication, it points out that every cardinal is suitable for this, and that the « debate on favorites is the sport of Vaticinists », papers’ reporters. However, the paper presented those who consider the most important cardinals from Asia or Africa and stated criteria.

The church historian Ernesti believes that it is not a decisive fact that about 80 percent of the cardinal with the right voice appointed Franja. The outcome is, he is considered, even uncertain.

There are « too many good candidates that come into consideration for that duty ». He believes that the fundamental sense is that the « reforms started by Franja are going on ». It does not see any indication « that there is a desire for a reversal. »

There are many criteria for choosing

How much is a complex choice of Pope, how different are the candidates? Is there a candidate of more experience in pastoral work or in church management? Is there from a developed country or developing country? What theological orientation does it have? How does the church attitude according to homosexuals say?

Most of the cardinals today comes from other parts of the world, not more from Europe, explains Ernesti. General congregations, where Cardinal under 80 years of age participate, but also older, are considered a place suitable for their introduction. Because: the conclave itself is « quite ritualized and certainly does not represent parliamentary exchange as in politics ».

It is noticed that, a day or two after France’s death, more prominent cardinals, which could have an impact on choice, amounted to their opinion. Among them were the Luxembourg Archbishop Jean-Claude Hellerih (66) and Philippine Luis Antonio Tagles (67), which was at the head of one of the Vatican services, but also another. Since last weekend, they are no longer advertised.

Experienced advocate the continuation of the franian course

But that is why older cardinals are energetically. In some of them, it surprises or irritates what they reappear in public, which Pope FRANCE did not want.

Thus, according to the online portal Kruks, the Peruvian Cardinal Huan Luis Siipher (81) – was penalized for sexual abuse – managed to enter the Presonclass meetings.

In addition to the Pope’s chest, American Cardinal Roger Mahoni (88), against which various charges of concealing sexual delicacies were filed before, which were allegedly silenced for millions of dollars.

Clearly, Vienna Cardinal Kristof Shenborn (80) and German Cardinal Emeritus Walter Kasper (92), two very prized actors of the last conclave. They insist on continuing Franj’s course, as they say, cannot stop. It will be, he warned Kasper, longer conclava.

But what does it mean longer? Last time, 2013, the conclave lasted 27 hours, and in 2005 only 26 hours. But the longest conclave at the 20th century, she from 1903. year, lasted a total of five days. Then there was not yet a pre-book. So, you need to wait.

On the polymarerket, one of the Online Bookmakers who have a focus also have conclaves, currently the greatest chances are given that white smoke from the Sicstin chapel goes out 9. May. But the cardinals are not betting there.