Next week is the election for the next Pope. There are 135 eligible Cardinal electors, but with two unable to travel to Rome due to health, the conclave size will be 133 electors.
4% (5) appointed by John Paul II.
15% (20) appointed by Benedict XVI.
81% (108) were appointed by Francis.
It takes a two-thirds vote, (or 89 votes) to select the …
Next week is the election for the next Pope. There are 135 eligible Cardinal electors, but with two unable to travel to Rome due to health, the conclave size will be 133 electors.
4% (5) appointed by John Paul II.
15% (20) appointed by Benedict XVI.
81% (108) were appointed by Francis.
It takes a two-thirds vote, (or 89 votes) to select the next Pope. With the outsized number of Cardinals created by Francis, it's likely any archconservative wanting to rollback Francis' efforts will get blocked by the two-thirds requirement. So the next Pope likely will be a centristist or center-left. We'll see.
Next week is the election for the next Pope. There are 135 eligible Cardinal electors, but with two unable to travel to Rome due to health, the conclave size will be 133 electors.
4% (5) appointed by John Paul II.
15% (20) appointed by Benedict XVI.
81% (108) were appointed by Francis.
It takes a two-thirds vote, (or 89 votes) to select the next Pope. With the outsized number of Cardinals created by Francis, it's likely any archconservative wanting to rollback Francis' efforts will get blocked by the two-thirds requirement. So the next Pope likely will be a centristist or center-left. We'll see.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave
I’m hoping for Zuppi.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/europe/matteo-zuppi-pope-bologna.html