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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis appointed 109 of the 135 cardinals who will elect the next pope. [View all]lapucelle
(20,077 posts)53. There's a College of Cardinals website where you can get a detailed look
at where the candidates stand on issues facing the Church.
Here's a deeper look at Cardinal Tagle, who has been called the Asian Francis.
https://collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/luis-antonio-gokim-tagle/
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Here's my favorite, but definitely a dark horse. Like Francis and Cardinal Tagle, Cardinal Hollerich is also a Jesuit.
https://collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/jean-claude-hollerich/
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Pope Francis appointed 109 of the 135 cardinals who will elect the next pope. [View all]
lapucelle
Monday
OP
Wake me up when they name a woman pope, or maybe even a black man. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Monday
#7
Interesting. Thanks. It is true that Africa is a pool of potential growth for the catholic church. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Monday
#33
OMG, that would take us back to the Inquisition. Only it would be a world-wide Inquisition.
SharonAnn
Monday
#36
In the end whomever is elected will sit on a throne and sell a spiffy afterlife for money.
Gore1FL
Monday
#39
There are lots of folks on TV today who fancy themselves arbiters of moral clarity pontificating away,
lapucelle
Monday
#40
Some of the bigoted pontification on social media has been pretty funny today.
lapucelle
Tuesday
#55