Analysis
Francis The challenges are fundamentally “Attention to the world and show, above all, very sincere and very attentive to the person who has the need. The continuous appeal of concern for the whole world, not so much for the political character, but for the experiential character, especially the structure of love and charity,” says the Father João Caniço.
O Beginning this afternoon, 133 cardinals will be gathered to choose the new head of the Catholic Church. In an interview with SIC Notícias, Father João Caniço contradicts the idea of unpredictability in choosing the new Pontiff.
“I don’t think it’s very unpredictable, not only for what newspapers have said, but what people know, more or less, today there is a great communication among all people and, therefore, the unpredictable I don’t think will be unpredictable,” says João Caniço.
“The Holy Spirit will say. Now, the names that point, the four or For me, everyone is acceptable. “
“I do not have such a deep knowledge of each of them, because I do not live with them, nor live in Rome. Anyway, what I hear to say implies that all of them, in different aspects, all have sensitivity to continue the challenges Papa Francis,” says the representative of the Catholic Church.
Father João Caniço stresses that these challenges are fundamentally “Attention to the world is above all very sincere and very attentive to the person who needs it. The continuous appeal of concern for the whole world, not so much for the political character, but for the experiential character, especially the structure of love and charity.”
The last public mass of the cardinals was held this morning in the Basilica of St. Peter. The ceremony was presided by Giovanni Battista Re, the same cardinal who celebrated Pope Francis’ exequial mass.
After collecting to the house of Santa Marta, the 133 cardinals go to the . This is where a new leader of the Catholic Church will be chosen. The first vote happens this afternoon.
