There are now a couple of days left until the beginning of the conclave and the cardinals are trying to draw the conclusions in these hours . The congregation will be held today both in the morning and in the afternoon: many cardinals have asked to speak at the pre-conclave, a decisive moment for choosing the profile of the new Pope .
Yesterday, many cardinals returned to their Roman parishes to ask for prayers but also for a break from the intense work in the Vatican. In St. Peter's Basilica, the Novendiali, the nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, ended.
The appointments today, one at 9 and the other at 17. We will have to see if we can find that general consensus to face a conclave that is not too long and dispersive with an excessive number of candidates. The quorum of 89 votes seems really high for anyone at this time .
Among the hypotheses that are filtering out there is also that of choosing a figure who can mediate between the various souls of the College of Cardinals , with a future commitment perhaps to replicate the experience of Pope Francis' C9, that of a council enlarged to include representatives from various parts of the world, but also 'currents', with which to continue the reforms.
(Online Union)
