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Pope Francis addressing the faithful in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, before the pandemic
The conservative US sector may be trying to interfere with the election of the next Pope, spreading fake news to try to harm Cardinal Parolin’s hypotheses, a close to Francisco and one of the favorites.
In recent days, fake news About an alleged disease of Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Holy See who was the right arm of the.
The Holy See has already denied what “fake news” that circulated on various American sites on a alleged sudden disease of the 70 -year -old cardinal who is a favorite a.
The first rumors of disease will have originated on the conservative American website Catholicvote.org and eventually spread through social networks, as reported by the Spanish newspaper.
These “fake news” would be intent spread “the doubt” As for Parolin’s health, to question a possible election as a Pope. The Italian Cardinal is Seen as Francisco’s natural successorand is known as a man of consensus.
The choice of Parolin as a Papa would ensure the maintenance of progressive line Defended by the recently deceased Pope, which does not appeal to the American conservatives who consider him “too open to progressive claims“As the El Mundo underlines, based on the analysis of several experts.
Note that there are among the adherents of the line of Francis, who considers Parolin too conservative.
How will the next Pope be elected?
O, the process that leads to the election of a Pope, is scheduled for May 7 in the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican.
The word comes from the Latin “cum clave”, which means “Closed to the key”which reports to the fact that cardinals are isolated during votingwithout access to phones or social networks, to ensure the confidentiality and impartiality of the process.
Just cardinals under 80 may voteand the election requires a majority of two thirds of the votes.
At this point, the different positions between cardinals with voting power-and Parolin can even appear as a middle ground, between the conservative wing and the progressive wing will be balanced.
During the conclave, the banknotes where cardinals write the name The candidate who wish to elect as a Pope are deposited in a special ballot box and burned after each round of voting.
If no candidate reaches the necessary majority, the banknotes are mixed with chemicals that produce black smokeindicating that there is no new Pope yet.
When a candidate is elected, the burnt notes generate white smokesignaling to the world that the Catholic Church has a new leader.
