Catherine Colitis

Latin America is a little bit more of a wild card, but overall Catholics are more socially conservative in those places.

Well, for many people, particularly conservatives, traditionalists in the Catholic Church, the reign of Pope Francis was one that was very, very difficult. And they see this as an opportunity to return to a more traditional papacy in the model of Pope Benedict, Pope John Paul II.

Well, for many people, particularly conservatives, traditionalists in the Catholic Church, the reign of Pope Francis was one that was very, very difficult. And they see this as an opportunity to return to a more traditional papacy in the model of Pope Benedict, Pope John Paul II.

Well, for many people, particularly conservatives, traditionalists in the Catholic Church, the reign of Pope Francis was one that was very, very difficult. And they see this as an opportunity to return to a more traditional papacy in the model of Pope Benedict, Pope John Paul II.

And there are some people in the progressive camp, particularly in North America and Western Europe, who don't think Pope Francis went far enough, that he didn't go far enough in addressing inclusion for women and LGBT people, and that he didn't go far enough in addressing the sexual abuse scandal, which has, of course, been at the center of Catholic life in many ways and Catholic politics for the past two decades.

And there are some people in the progressive camp, particularly in North America and Western Europe, who don't think Pope Francis went far enough, that he didn't go far enough in addressing inclusion for women and LGBT people, and that he didn't go far enough in addressing the sexual abuse scandal, which has, of course, been at the center of Catholic life in many ways and Catholic politics for the past two decades.

And there are some people in the progressive camp, particularly in North America and Western Europe, who don't think Pope Francis went far enough, that he didn't go far enough in addressing inclusion for women and LGBT people, and that he didn't go far enough in addressing the sexual abuse scandal, which has, of course, been at the center of Catholic life in many ways and Catholic politics for the past two decades.

The primary way it will look different is that Pope Francis has now appointed 80% of the cardinal electors. So that is the cardinals in the College of Cardinals who are allowed to vote for Pope. 80% of those, 108 of the 135 have been appointed by Pope Francis.

The primary way it will look different is that Pope Francis has now appointed 80% of the cardinal electors. So that is the cardinals in the College of Cardinals who are allowed to vote for Pope. 80% of those, 108 of the 135 have been appointed by Pope Francis.

The primary way it will look different is that Pope Francis has now appointed 80% of the cardinal electors. So that is the cardinals in the College of Cardinals who are allowed to vote for Pope. 80% of those, 108 of the 135 have been appointed by Pope Francis.

Yeah, a little bit. Absolutely. And, you know, I would say about 50 of those electors are really what we might call like a pastoralist in the image of Pope Francis. I think it's important to remember that as much as we think of Pope Francis as sort of a reforming pope, he didn't change Catholic doctrine all that much, right?

Yeah, a little bit. Absolutely. And, you know, I would say about 50 of those electors are really what we might call like a pastoralist in the image of Pope Francis. I think it's important to remember that as much as we think of Pope Francis as sort of a reforming pope, he didn't change Catholic doctrine all that much, right?

Yeah, a little bit. Absolutely. And, you know, I would say about 50 of those electors are really what we might call like a pastoralist in the image of Pope Francis. I think it's important to remember that as much as we think of Pope Francis as sort of a reforming pope, he didn't change Catholic doctrine all that much, right?

He pursued Catholic doctrine in a way that one might call much more pastoral. So the example of the little boy whose atheist father had died, Pope Francis didn't change Catholic doctrine to say that non-believers, that the unbaptized would go to heaven. What he did is he told that little boy that his father was probably in heaven, right? That's a different bent than changing Catholic doctrine.

He pursued Catholic doctrine in a way that one might call much more pastoral. So the example of the little boy whose atheist father had died, Pope Francis didn't change Catholic doctrine to say that non-believers, that the unbaptized would go to heaven. What he did is he told that little boy that his father was probably in heaven, right? That's a different bent than changing Catholic doctrine.

He pursued Catholic doctrine in a way that one might call much more pastoral. So the example of the little boy whose atheist father had died, Pope Francis didn't change Catholic doctrine to say that non-believers, that the unbaptized would go to heaven. What he did is he told that little boy that his father was probably in heaven, right? That's a different bent than changing Catholic doctrine.

And I would say, you know, 50 of the cardinals now, give or take, depending on how you want to cut this, are really in that theological, pastoral, papal model.

And I would say, you know, 50 of the cardinals now, give or take, depending on how you want to cut this, are really in that theological, pastoral, papal model.

And I would say, you know, 50 of the cardinals now, give or take, depending on how you want to cut this, are really in that theological, pastoral, papal model.

Yes, we have some pretty clear frontrunners at this point, particularly in the immediate period after the Pope's death. Some people have really emerged. In the traditionalist camp, the real frontrunner is a man named Cardinal Robert Serra from Guinea. All the frontrunners in the traditionalist camp, more or less, are Africans. There is a Hungarian, but more or less, they're Africans.