Many are wondering who the next pope will be. The Remnant has an article that is rather fascinating written by Gaetano Masciullo. He creates the chart below and explains it.
The white names in all the colors below, are who Masciullo thinks could be pope from the various categories he has created. My favorites, as you can imagine, are in the red section and all of the white names there would be great. My top three choices are 3. Sarah, 2. Eijk/Erdb and 1. Pizzaballa. #1 has a delicious Italian name, so what is there not to love and he would be the first pope in centuries to have facial hair!
After Francis: Who are the Papabili (next conclave's candidates)?
By: Gaetano Masciullo | Remnant Columnist
In red, I have highlighted the cardinals who are the most friends of Tradition. In purple, I have indicated the papabile cardinals who, while not explicitly or manifestly friends of Catholic Tradition (especially liturgical), can nevertheless be considered aligned with the Ratzingerian line and thus more conservative from a theological, moral, and pastoral point of view. As is evident, on the whole, traditionalists and conservatives form the majority, despite what one might think. This perhaps helps us understand better why Francis has decided to use the strategy previously explained.
On the left side, we find the more progressive wing of the papabile cardinals. In the cobalt-colored segment, we find three cardinals who could be defined as “moderates,” very discreet in their assertions, but who are very likely sympathetic to the Francis Party. Finally, we find the Francis Party in the blue section, those whom Bergoglio has repeatedly indicated as his favorites and proteges (actually, his proteges have seen moments of greater and lesser favor from the incumbent over the years).
Leading papabili names are in white bold characters.
A Prayer for the Election of a New Pope
O God, who in your wondrous love watches over your Church, fill the cardinal-electors with your Holy Spirit
to strengthen and inspire them as they choose a new Holy Father to lead us.
May they choose a shepherd for your Church
who will please you in his holiness and guide his flock
with love and watchful care, especially for the sick, the poor and the vulnerable.
We pray that your Holy Spirit will hover over the one who is chosen
to strengthen him to be a messenger of love, peace and unity in our world.
We offer our prayer through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
5 comments:
The Cardinals will not elect someone like Cardinal Burke, too Catholic, too Orthodox, not into being the "Church of What is Happening Now."
The Eastern Canons largely protect us from Roman hijinks.....for now.
Perhaps the next pontiff will be inspired by the Holy Spirit to allow the real Catholic Church to stand up. Hopefully, this occurs before it's too late. Say what you will about style and social change, the current model isn't working. The Diocese of Scranton is realigning itself to run on vapor under the false god of vibrancy. To be sure, the scandal as known from the 70s and 80s isn't the only culprit. The foundation for that problem was actually laid the century prior. That aside, how much more evidence is needed?
While many in Orthodoxy are tepid in their faith, many are not and they are growing. Truth and adherence to tradition - "Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance" - cannot be discounted.
ByzRus,
Very well said. I have to laugh when I look at a typical website for religious sisters in the US of the "reformed" kind. They talk about "social justice, equity, and vibrancy" and all I see are women in their 70s and 80s in lay clothes who cannot acknowledge their orders are dying. In stark contrast, women's religious orders who engage in traditional ministries, wear habits of some kind, generally display a lot of young women in their numbers. They do not have the "vinegar faces" Santita refers to! Look, Vatican II, as implemented was a flop and the sooner we move on from that Council, the better.
This will be terrifying.
Father McDonald,
Off topic but I thought you would enjoy this article from The New Liturgical Movement on the Antiquity and Universality of Pre-Lent:
https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2025/02/the-antiquity-and-universality-of-fore_0501989089.html
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