The call quickly, only a few hours after the announcement of Monday, April 21, or the death of Pope Francis. The cardinals were called by the Dean, a kind of president of Sacred College, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, to meet in Rome and participate in the general congregations that begin on morning day at 9 am
Exploited by all continents, it is expected that the “princes of the Catholic Church” choose the new Pope, those, at least, who are under 80 years old. Before that, and for at least 15 days, they will have to discuss daily issues before turning, Daily Assemblies of Dogy, the problems facing the Church and its challenges.
The task is fixed, given the various profiles of the 252 cardinals, 135 or that are voters, and the different Conerns from one part of the world to another. Then it will be up to the pontiff to address the problems that affect the 1,400 million Catholics in their faith, spirituality, practice and relationship with the Church and the world.
Francis’s successor will have to continue confronting the issue of sexual violence within the Church. It does not spend a week without revealing a new case somewhere in the world. After an awning delay, a trip to Chile in 2018, Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio, took measures such as demanding the clergymen to denounce abuses to Rome and establish a system to receive reports.
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