Konklaf 2025 is hard to predict, here are 4 reasons

Vatican – This is an unusual conclave. The large cardinal Catholic Church will move to the Sistina chapel in the Vatican on May 7, than any choice of whales so far: 133 cardinals are expected. Then there will be a closed discussion until it reaches the majority, which will support one choice for the new whale.

Konklaf 2025 is hard to predict, here are 4 reasons

1. More heterogeneous

At this session, the conclave will also be accepted by a more cardinal from different countries than before: 71. In the last elections to dad, in 2013 they arrived from 48 countries, and in 2005 this number became 52 countries.

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, Easter at the age of 88, tried to make a Catholic Church for 1.4 billion universal people and finished his attention to Europe. During this time, he decided the previous habit to the world who can be a cardinal, as well as the character of a cardinal council.

“As a rule, it is more difficult to predict the results of today’s elections, because the national cardinal council and culture are more heterogeneous,” said the historian of the Augsburg Church, Jerg Erneste, said DWField

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2. There are too many best candidates for Kit

The speculation is widespread. Even on the day of Francis’s death, many media asked the question: “Who will be next?” Various names are quickly circulating. There are bets made to determine who will become the next dad – the advantages of betting on bookmakers increase.

The French newspaper La Croix announced to Bluesky why they “did not discuss” candidates “to replace Pope Francis.” This includes the fact that each cardinal has qualifications for this role, and that the debate of the “beloved” “vitatician” is launched – a papal journalist. Nevertheless, La Croix gave his view to the most important cardinal from Asia and Africa.

The historian of the Church of Ernest did not see the appointment of Francis by 80% of the cardinal, who had the right to choose as a preliminary decision-result of vague. He said that “there are too many candidates who satisfied the requirements for this position.”

Ernesty considered the public atmosphere as an atmosphere, which stated that “the reform initiated by Francis should continue”, and he did not see the indication of “desires that developed to change.”

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3. More ritual, not parliamentary

And vice versa, how difficult are the whale election and how diverse the candidates are? Does one candidate have more experience than another in pastoral work or church management? This comes from an industrial country or a developing country? What is the theological orientation? How does he talk about the church appeal to homosexuals? Differences can be found even among candidates with the same beliefs, for example, those who are conservative, pro-French or oriented to reform.

The value of the preliminary click grew along with an increase in the set among whales. The historian of Ernesty explained that since the cardinals were no longer based only in Europe, the community helped them recognize each other. Conversely, the conclave is very ritual and “obviously not parliamentary exchanges, as in politics.”

One thing that stands out: in those days after the death of Francis, an outstanding cardinal who could form this position made a public statement. For example, Archbishop Lukemburg, Jean-Claude Hollerich (66) and Luis Antonio Tagl (67) were born in the Philippines, who occupy a leading position in one of the Vatican institutions. However, since then they have been silent.