Pope Francis, who has been in infirmary for 2 weeks, is recovering. Doctors mention to his condition as “complex” alternatively than “critical”. They declare that the Pope is continuing treatment and respiratory physiotherapy. Despite improving health, there is simply a discussion in the media about the possible resignation of the Pope.
In that case, the question is: who will be the fresh Pope? Among the candidates is the name of Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, a Pole who has served as papal almsman since 2013. Krajewski is simply a doctor of theological sciences in liturgy and is peculiarly celebrated for his charitable activity, which curious the Italian paper “La Repubblica”, who called him “Robin Hood of the Pope”.
Cardinal Krajewski was born in Łódź and is simply a celebrated figure in the Catholic Church. In 2019, it sparked a large deal of interest in the Italian media, when, as part of the aid to the needy, it broke the seals protecting the power meters in the Roman tenement house, which was illegally occupied by over 450 people.
However, according to Fr. Prof. Witold Kawecki, Cardinal Krajewski is not a real candidate for the successor of Pope Francis. Kawecki believes that due to deficiency of experience and young age, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś would besides not have a large chance to become Pope. Italian cardinals like Matteo Zuppi or Pietro Parolin seem to have better chances.
According to prof. Arkadiusz Stempin, a Vaticanist, Cardinal Zuppi, who represents the Church of the poor, mediocre people, would have the best chance of becoming a fresh pope. Zuppi is Archbishop of Bologna and has large trust in the Vatican. Another candidate who could become a fresh pope is Cardinal Pietro Parolin, acting Secretary of State of the Holy See.
It is besides worth noting that 4 cardinals from Poland, Konrad Krajewski, Kazimierz Nycz, Stanisław Ryłko and Grzegorz Ryś, will participate in the conclave, or peculiar assembly of cardinals, which elects a fresh pope. The Conclave is simply a peculiar event during which cardinals elect a fresh pope from among their ranks.
It is worth noting that in the last fewer years, the Catholic Church has undergone many changes and reforms, especially through Pope Francis. His successor will gotta proceed these changes and build a fresh future for the Church. This challenge, which will appear from the conclave, will be of large importance to the Catholic Church and the world.
According to the figures, more than 1.3 billion people worldwide identify themselves as Christians, of which 1.2 billion are Catholics. Therefore, the election of the fresh Pope will be of large importance not only to the Catholic Church, but besides to the full world.
Therefore, it is hard to foretell who will be the fresh Pope. However, 1 thing is certain – the fresh Pope will gotta face many challenges and work for the future of the Catholic Church.
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