Who do you think will be the next pope?

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OurGodIsWithUs said:
LOL I think I replied to the wrong person!
Haha, I do understand that you’re being playful. And yes, who are we to question God’s timing? Definitely understand where you’re coming from.
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No worries, I have a hard time with this site replying to a post and it not being the correct person!
 
It’s not something about which I speculate. I just pray that when the time comes, God’s will is done.
 
Rather, whoever the Cardinals choose…but hopefully they will act under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
 
If the world ends why would we need another Pope, wouldn’t that mean God returned?

Why would St Peter need to return to earth to be our next Pope, isn’t God our final judge?
GioG12 said:
Hoping for someone who restores the former traditions of the Church.
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Like what?
 
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If the cardinals somehow choose me, I will politely but firmly decline. They’ll have to drag me to Rome.
 
I’ve always wondered at this concept - surely it is men who choose the Pope, and if they choose to be guided by the Holy Spirit, yes Him, but if they don’t, then it’s not. Surely certain periods in Church history would prove this to be true?
Is it Church teaching that the Holy Spirit chooses the Pope?
Not starting an argument just genuinely curious about this notion.
 
The cardinals have freewill. It would be pretty bizarre if somehow the freewill of 100+ men was temporarily suspended every conclave.
 
The prophecies of St. Malachy are likely, in of themselves, bogus. However, I contend that Peter of Rome is merely a reference to much older prophecies concerning the Great Monarch and Angelic Pope. There are many credible and approved sources for these.

Although never mentioned or discussed, Tolkien seems to have woven these prophecies together throughout LOTR. Aragorn is definitely modeled after the Great Monarch.
 
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LeonardDeNoblac said:
And who would you like to see as the next Vicar of Christ?
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I arrogantly and without any authority appoint myself as the next Pope…even though i have absolutely nothing to offer.

On a more serious note, God only knows who will be the next Pope. I Just hope he is a good Pope.
 
No, the Holy Spirit doesn’t choose the Pope. The cardinal electors have free will. Sometimes they choose a not-so-good Pope (I’m not saying they did this recently, no flame please, I’m thinking more back to the Borgias) but God through His infinite goodness protects the Church.

A lot of people would like to believe that the Holy Spirit has somehow infallibly allowed ‘the best person’ for the Pope but again, that is not Church teaching.
 
That was an awesome speech, but YT seems to have hidden it away…no coincedences in life…
 
Perhaps I am too hopeful that the Cardinal electors will follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Yes, they have free will and can choose to ignore the Spirit. We’ll just pray that they don’t do that.
 
I would be grateful for Cardinal Tagle to be the next Pope… although I’m hopeful that Pope Francis has many years left.

I’m certain that there are many humble, bright and holy people that would make good popes. With that said there are several archbishops, auxiliary bishops and a few outspoken cardinals that would be quite disappointing to me… so my wife, kids and I are praying on that topic
 
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Cardinal Tagle is clearly Pope Francis’ anointed successor, but I have doubts about whether or not he would be able to be elected. He’s pretty young, and his election would possibly mean committing to a very long term papacy (which could be attractive to some Cardinals though). He checks most of the boxes for what Cardinals seem to like in a Pope, but I just don’t know if he would have enough people behind him. Pope Francis clearly likes him, but beyond that I don’t get a vibe that he would be a widespread favorite with many other Cardinals.

Cardinal Ouellet would be a good compromise candidate, perhaps, as he has the backing of Pope Francis but his theology is much more orthodox than many of the Pope’s other trusted men. He’s probably the only real electable Cardinal that I would still consider solidly orthodox. The only problem is that he’s already 75 I think so he may not be in the conclave depending on how long Pope Francis lives. He reportedly got a large number of votes at the last conclave but told others to vote for someone else when it became clear that the votes were split between several candidates and would lead to a deadlock.
 
My personal choice would be Fr. Mitch Pacwa 😉

Because, if I’m not wrong, he, like Pope Benedict XVI, is a historian whose expertise include bible original language aramaic, hebrew, greek and probably other semitic languages.

I want a pope who quotes the bible everytime he speaks. And when he makes decisions, he refers to the past history of mankind as the source of his consideration for the future.

Let God’s will be done on earth as in heaven.

May The Holy Spirit guide Pope Francis in all his work, eventhough he is not a historian

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The question was, who do we think WILL be the next Pope (regardless of what we hope for).

So here is my analysis: Cardinal Sarah won’t make it. He is a holy man and an African which would have drawn the votes of the middle liberals as well as the conservatives. But the debacle over the joint book with Benedict has wrecked that option.

Card Tagle is the darling of the liberals but he’s too obviously being groomed for the job and this gets up the noses of the independents.

Therefore my money is on Ouellet, because he is thought to be a conservative but won brownie points with the liberals by not supporting Vigano.

My own preference? Sarah.
 
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