Christians around the world deduct days! Already on Wednesday, May 7, the Conclave – the election of the new Pope will begin. Cardinal Cristobal López Romero (72), originally Spanish Archbishop of Moroccan Rabatwill join cardinals from all over the world who will vote for the successor of Pope Francis in the Vatican Sistine Chapel, the portal reports.
“It does not necessarily be Francis II, the degree, that is, Francis’s imitator. I will be glad to be a good personification of Christ, a good Christian, a good man, and paying attention to what is happening in the world,” said López on the margo of the next Pope for AFP.
The prelate, whose Pope Francis appointed Cardinal in 2019, admitted that he felt a little concern before his first conclave, but expressed his trust in this process. “We believe in the Holy Spirit and see what it will show us and where to go,” stated. López after the death of Pope Francis became one of the hot candidates for the head of the Church, which has more than 1.4 billion believers worldwide.
Several international media including CNN, Sky News and Spanish TV Antena 3 Ho have been included in the lists of potential successors. When López asked his opportunity to become a Pope, he definitely refused this idea. “If someone says he likes to be a pope and wants to be, either he is unconscious or strives for power; both things are bad. Either his head or heart is bad,” declared in an interview with Argentine Radio.
Cristóbal López Romero He was born in Spain, but after almost two decades of life in Paraguay, he has also had Paraguayan citizenship and since 2017 he has been an Archbishop in Rabat. His experience of Morocco has deeply shaped his service. “I will hear the confession barely once every six months,” He noted, as Christians make up less than one percent out of 38 million inhabitants of Morocco.
“It helped me realize that I am not there to serve the Church, but to serve as a church to the world – in this case the Muslim world,“Explained. Dialogue with Islam and Migrant Support. “Francis re -connected us with the Gospel and forced us to drink from the purest tradition and At the same time, he fired us in the future, putting us to the level of today’s world, ” He said the Cardinal.
Conclave will begin with a solemn Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter, then the cardinals will move to the Sistine Chapel. There they take an oath of confidentiality and vote by secret vote, Until the candidate gets a two -thirds majority. Smartphones will be prohibited and cardinals will also be banned external communication. White smoke from the chimney of the chapel will signal that the new Pope has been elected.
López hopes that the process will not take more than two or three days. “It’s been a lot of days since I was out of Morocco and I am eager and I need to go back,” approached. The head of the Moroccan government of Aziz Achanuy, on April 26, attended the funeral of Pope Francis on behalf of King Muhammad VI, who sent a message in which He appreciated the engagement of the deceased Pope for peace, dialogue and religious coexistence.
