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Pope Francis has died

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hliyan ◴[] No.43749565[source]
I wonder whether we will have another Jesuit Pope. Jesuits are supposed to be generally very education focused, more progressive (especially w.r.t science) and stand less on ceremony. I know nothing about how the College of Cardinals work, but if they're anything like other political voting bodies, one of two outcomes are possible: a swing to the Right (and toward tradition), recognizing the current balance of power in the world, or a swing even further Left of Francis, again recognizing the current trend but as a counterweight.
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mschuster91 ◴[] No.43749622[source]
Fully agree. It's going to get interesting - by numbers, the Church is shrinking in its core lands of Europe, and it's growing in Africa, South America and Asia, but that isn't even closely reflected in political realities and the amount and importance of cardinals.
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a_e_k ◴[] No.43749699[source]
I'll admit that I am curious about if we'll ever see a conservative African pope.
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1. seanw444 ◴[] No.43753802[source]
I see a lot of people in my news circle hoping for Robert Sarah, who seems to be exactly that.
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2. tbihl ◴[] No.43754338[source]
There is almost no hope of an African pope being chosen. They are all too conservative. You can read that conspiritorially or take it as the recognized imprudence of fomenting European schism.