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I Agree With ‘Cardinal Parolin’ That “Pope Francis'” Reforms, Whether Good Or Bad, Will Prevail.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 9, 2024

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Basically, what Cardinal Parolin & I are both saying is that it is unlikely that the Next Pope, even if he is NOT a ‘Francis II‘ (e.g., American Burke), will overturn ALL the reforms enacted by Francis. The best that might happen is that he might AGAIN (a la Benedict XVI) relax the barriers to celebrating the Latin Mass. I am sure the other reforms will remain on the books due to the respect that new popes pay to their predecessors. This has to do with the decorum exercised by modern popes. Quickly overturning prior reforms look undignified. And that is the rub.

IF the Next Pope is a traditionalist he is unlikely to have too much time. A non-Francis II will only get enough votes if he is seen as a compromise, caretaker pope — not likely to hang around for much more than 7 to 8 years. While that may sound like a lot, that probably isn’t enough leeway to OVERTURN Francis’ reforms without making Francis look real bad.

IF a Francis II is elected, the whole issue is moot. I have a feeling that Francis will hold another cardinal creating consistory in August or September this year & create 20 to 22 cardinal electors. IF he does that (& Parolin might already know of the pope’s plans) it is GAME OVER. The Next Pope will be Francis II — possibly even Tagle!

So, that is the lay of the land. If the next pope is NOT a Francis II we might see some slack cut on Latin Mass. But, that will be about it. But, as ever, I could be wrong.

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

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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.

Pope Francis Would UNDERMINE ‘The Church’ IF He Changes The Electoral Majority For The Next Pope.

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by Anura Guruge
on June 2, 2022

Click to ENLARGE and read here. From the ‘National Catholic Reporter’ (NCR).

Both these extracts from my ‘The Conclave‘ (2021) book.
(also see below)

This article (shown above) in the ‘NCR’ is ONLY of interest because the author is a ‘S.J.‘

The pope is STILL, per his own admission, a S.J. That is a fact. Whether he thinks that the Superior General of that order has sway over him is another matter. But, Francis’ real title should be: Francis, S.J.

Francis, S.J.

That is why this article is SCARY. The Jesuits are the ultimate fraternity. So, one way or another what is being touted in this article will get through to Francis. It is even possible that this article is echoing what Francis, S.J., is already talking about with his select inner-circle.

There are TWO issues here & Francis, S.J., could mess with either or both.

IF you are a Catholic (which also means that you prey), start preying ardently that Francis, S.J., will not touch either. IF he does he can wreak havoc — create untold mayhem.

The TWO issues are:

1/ The sacrosanct two-thirds majority for election which has NOT been diluted in over 840 years. 840 years. (The plus one was just an affectation by two very insecure popes).

2/ The RUNOFF process, just involving two candidates, after ’34’ rounds of balloting. Though it will be down to just two, the two-thirds majority still applies.

Yes, with the two-thirds requirement you can still have a protracted conclave even after the runoff process. But, that is for the good.

The RUNOFF is a new innovation, i.e., John Paul II in 1983. Yes, Benedict XVI tweaked it a bit to make sure that the two-thirds majority ALWAYS stood.

I will confess that I have problems with the runoff process. I would NOT have a problem if Francis, S.J., took that away completely. In other words, voting would carry on ad infinitum, per the usual rules, until a pope is eventually elected by a two-thirds majority. That process works — eventually. I am OK with that.

But, that is the ONLY change that will be good.

Anything else would create chaos.

Electing a pope with just a simple majority, i.e., 50%+1, will be a travesty.

It will diminish the papacy. The new pope would not have had a mandate from the cardinal electors.

This would be a mechanism to get a marginal candidate elected. With a simple majority Cardinal Tagle could be the next pope!