The Death of Pope Francislast Monday, April 21, has focused the current in recent days. Televisions around the world have modified their grills to cover the death of the Holy Pontiff and all the events that have been developed this week.
This Friday is the last day of the Burning chapel installed in the Basilica of San Pedro, which has already received at least 150,000 faithful. A day later, this Saturday, the Pope Francis’s funeralin which 130 official delegations, 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs will participate.
But, beyond the farewell to Pope Francis, all eyes are already put in the Conclavea meeting in which 133 cardinals from 71 countries They must choose the next spiritual leader of 1,400 million Catholics in the world.
The conclave must be held in the emblematic Sistine Chapel within a period of Between 15 and 20 days after the death of the Supreme Pontiff or before if the cardinals decide. However, the Vatican has ruled out for now to announce the date of the expected meeting.
Pope Francis’s open coffin arrives at the Basilica of San Pedro
The 133 cardinals who will vote in the conclave monopolize the spotlights these days. And is that The expectation is maximum ante The big favorites to happen to Pope Francis. Even journalists from all over the world have been transferred to obtain some statement from the cardinals.
Andrea Roperojournalist ‘The Intermediate’is located in the Vatican covering all the events that are taking place in the Holy See before the death of Pope Francis and has had the opportunity to chat with some of the cardinals who will be part of the conclave.
The quality that the new Pope should have
The reporter of ‘The Intermediate’ tried luck with Robert Sarah (Guinea, 79 years old), one of the African candidates with more mentions in the bets of the international press to succeed Francisco, but the cardinal did not want to pronounce on this regard.
However, Andrea Ropero could chat for a few seconds with the cardinal Antonio María Vegliówhom he asked for his preferences for the conclave. “What God wants,” the Italian replied, who wanted to make it clear that the cardinals vote “for the good of the Church.”
The journalist was interested in knowing if the cardinal belonged to the branch of Pope Francis or a more conservative. «There is no hard line in the church. There are the faithful lines to our Lord. Then, you can be of one temperament or another, ”Vliari wanted to make clear.
Ropero insisted by asking Cardinal Italian for his preferences to happen to Pope Francis. «I don’t tell him because What the Lord will suggest me It will be what I will prefer, ”said Veliast.
“But you will have a preference,” said the reporter of ‘El Intermediate’, to which the cardinal responded with a negative one, although he did reveal the quality That, according to his point of view, is necessary to become the next Church representative: “Just be good.” “Not a good Pope, but a good pope”, He clarified later.
Antonio Maria Vegliò is one of the cardinals who will be part of the next conclave. He was appointed Cardinal by the Papa Benedicto XVI on February 18, 2012 and, at present, he is president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of Emigrants and Itinerant.
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