To put it slightly, those who were encouraged by the management of Francis And Those who have not approved the direction in which he directed the church will wait to see who triggers white smoke in the coming days.
As of April 21, there were 252 cardinals, but only those under the age of 80 – therefore, 137 of them – can vote for the Pope. Francis recently raised 21 church leaders in the rank of Cardinal on December 7, 20 of them eligible to vote for his successor.
In the meantime, there is no age limit to become pope. Benedict XVI was 78 years old when he was elected, while Francis was 76 years old (Agatho Was, according to Papal Lore, 101 when he became Pope in 678 and reigned for three years, but the researchers still debate if he was so old. Otherwise, the pope Gregory XII was the oldest when he was elected at the age of 81 in 1406.)
So it is definitely a pool of golden singles. According to experts on the subject, these are some of the most elegant cardinals – or daddy, as they are called – in running to be the next pope:
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