Of the 133 cardinal choirs under the age of 80, who have the right to vote on the conclave, Pope Francis appointed 108. It is more than 80 percent of all cardinals.
“It is one of the most diverse conclaves in the church history,” Susan Timoney, a professor at the American Catholic University in Washington, for CNN on the eve of today’s ceremony.
During his 12 years of the Pontificate, Franjo appointed more than 20 cardinals from countries that never had cardinals, almost everything from developing countries, including Mongolia, Laos, Papuu New Guinery and Mali.
Since many cardinals appointed by the previous Pope reached the Generation Pontificate in the age of the Cardinal, which allowed him to appoint new members from the world, Timoney said.
Some speculate that this could lead to a heir to continue to continue Franjin “Shepherd’s” direction.
(Vijesti.ba)
