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Do YOU Remember ‘Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr’?

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by Anura Guruge
on April 28, 2024

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I did write about him in August 2022.

He was a classic example of a prelate CREATED in absentia — i.e., created a cardinal though he did NOT attend the conclave.

Click to access my August 2022 post.

He fell ill as soon as he landed in Rome for the consistory. As I show in my post, the pope talked about it at the consistory.

ALAS, he was NOT to be a cardinal for long. He died EXACTLY 3 months after he was created. Yes, created August 27, 2022, died November 27, 2022. 3 months. Appears he had heart issues — had had heart surgery & had only been released from hospital a few days before he died. HE WAS YOUNG. Just 63.

So, why am I talking about him today?

He is the LAST Cardinal Elector to have passed away.

He passed away 17 months ago (i.e., 523 days).

That was the last time we had attrition of a Cardinal Elector — other than from aging out.

I went & checked. That is atypical.

We had 2 cardinal electors pass away in 2021.

But none in 2023.

This, of course, good.

I am keeping CLOSE tabs of cardinal elector demographics & want to make sure I don’t miss anything.

IF ‘Pope Francis’ Is Well Enough To Travel To Asia, He Should Convene A Consistory BEFORE He Leaves.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 23, 2024

Click to ENLARGE. Base news stories from ‘Google News‘.
Click to ENLARGE. From MY magic Excel spreadsheet.

For the last few months I have been advocating that Francis really should hold another cardinal creating consistory to CEMENT HIS legacy as the pope who modernized the Catholic Church and brought it, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century (albeit with no concessions to transgender folks).

Per the current cardinal elector demographics the NEXT POPE will end up as centrist — somebody in the middle.

Neither camp, i.e., the reformists (i.e., Francis‘ acolytes) nor the traditionalists (i.e., those led by U.S. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke) have sufficient votes to gain the 67% supre-majority needed to get a new pope. The Francis camp is short by AT LEAST 10. That, on paper, he created the 73% of the current slate of electors means diddly. They are NOT all going to vote for ‘Franic II’.

Francis needs to create AT LEAST 22 young, radical REFORMISTS. This is his LAST CHANCE to make a difference. Make sure the Church is RE-FORMED.

Francis has held an August consistory. He should do it AGAIN. Create 22 (or more) electors. Then he could rest knowing he has done his job.