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(20,102 posts) Mon Apr 21, 2025, 07:19 AM Monday

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Pope Francis appointed 109 of the 135 cardinals who will elect the next pope. [View all]

To be elected pope, a cardinal must receive two-thirds of the vote, in this case about 90 votes.

In addition to being an outstanding spiritual leader, Pope Francis was an excellent steward of the papacy and a shrewd tactician when it came to Church politics.

Francis knew what he was doing: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the conservative bishop who sent the letter instructing priests to deny Nancy Pelosi communion, was never named cardinal. He will not be voting.

May Francis rest in peace

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Pope Francis appointed 109 of the 135 cardinals who will elect the next pope. [View all] lapucelle Monday OP

That's hopeful. Maybe it'll be someone who continues what he started. Scrivener7 Monday #1

Outstanding news. I'm really happy that we have some DUers here Mike 03 Monday #2

Watch Conclave Mz Pip Monday #3

The movie was great snowybirdie Monday #4

The movie was pretty close to the book Mz Pip Monday #6

It was a fabulous film! sdfernando Monday #35

They were supposed to run in on our cruise ship last night. MurrayDelph Monday #50

We must be on the same cruise! Mz Pip Tuesday #52

Viking, yes. Portsmouth, no. MurrayDelph Tuesday #56

Your kind and thoughtful words are appreciated. chia Monday #10

They need a pope who will bring people back to church Buckeyeblue Monday #5

Wake me up when they name a woman pope, or maybe even a black man. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #7

You and I will be long gone. paleotn Monday #11

That's possible for a black pope, But not a woman IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #13

No Pope is ever going to supports abortion rights Polybius Monday #21

Thus the problem the world has with backward male church IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #22

I don't care if they "personally" oppose abortion Polybius Monday #24

Cardinals (all male) choose the next Pope from among themselves. hedda_foil Monday #29

why would women support such utter nonsense Skittles Monday #45

Technically, any adult Catholic male Retrograde 20 hrs ago #58

I truly believe religion is the cause of most of the misery in the world Skittles Monday #44

The Clergy out of Africa tend to be as conservative as American bishops rpannier Monday #14

I'm hoping for one out of Ireland. LisaM Monday #19

☘️☘️☘️ IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #23

There's only one cardinal from Ireland, and he's too old to vote. lapucelle Monday #25

Yeah, I didn't check out the candidates. LisaM Monday #31

See post 27 for photos of 2 top contenders: a Filipino and a Ghanian Hekate Monday #30

Interesting. Thanks. It is true that Africa is a pool of potential growth for the catholic church. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #33

Asia is as well, apparently Hekate Monday #38

THANK YOU Skittles Monday #43

I logged on DU now, just to find out if anyone mentioned a black pope! crud Monday #48

Hopefully no one from Opus Dei will ever have a chance to be elected pope. Crowman2009 Monday #8

OMG, that would take us back to the Inquisition. Only it would be a world-wide Inquisition. SharonAnn Monday #36

I'm hoping for another Jesuit WyLoochka Monday #42

They are. The Jesuits were one of the first orders... keep_left Monday #47

any idea who is on the short list? k_buddy762 Monday #9

There are a couple of early favorites. StevieM Monday #34

Young or Old modrepub Monday #12

I think the longer it lasts the more likely it's between a cardinal rpannier Monday #15

Maybe it will be this guy... lapucelle Monday #17

This is so sad. Francis was one of the two best Popes of my lifetime. BComplex Monday #16

Interesting that he appointed Cardinals from many countries Raven123 Monday #18

do you mean the male population? Skittles Monday #46

I recommend watching the movie CONCLAVE mainer Monday #20

Boy does it EVER!!! calimary Tuesday #51

That is very comforting.. mountain grammy Monday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Monday #27

Very interesting. Thanks, Mosby Hekate Monday #32

This is an important pick Johnny2X2X Monday #28

Luis Antonio Tagle Pototan Monday #37

There's a College of Cardinals website where you can get a detailed look lapucelle Tuesday #53

In the end whomever is elected will sit on a throne and sell a spiffy afterlife for money. Gore1FL Monday #39

There are lots of folks on TV today who fancy themselves arbiters of moral clarity pontificating away, lapucelle Monday #40

I judge MTG to be evil in her actions, too. nt Gore1FL Monday #41

The cardinals are all for sale mdbl Monday #49

Really, the pope just oversees the church's wealth Buckeyeblue Tuesday #54

Some of the bigoted pontification on social media has been pretty funny today. lapucelle Tuesday #55

I see another non-European pope EnergizedLib 21 hrs ago #57