He Vatican two absences in the conclave reported on Tuesday that he will choose the successor of the Pope Francis As of next week, with which the total wandering with vote fell to 133.
A SPANISH AND A BOSNIUM They cannot participate for health reasons.
The spokesman of the Holy See, Matteo Brunihe did not confirm his identities. The Spanish Episcopal Conference told AFP that one of them was Antonio Cañizares79 years and archbishop of Valencia.
Cardinals under 80 years have the right to vote in the election of the new Pontiff, which begins on May 7 in the Sistine chapel: In principle there were 135 of 252.
He New Pope It is chosen with at least two thirds of the votes.
The cardinals will not have access to their cell phones, to the Internet, or to the press until the Blanca Smoked announce the “Habemus Papam”
“Eminence, eminence!”
The calls “Princes“Of the Church They maintain meetings behind closed doors in the Pablo VI room of the Vatican since the first Latin American pontiff died on April 21 at 88.
They are the “General congregations” in which the priorities for the future of this 2,000 -year -old institution debate. This Tuesday the discussions focused on the evangelization and role of the Church in La Paz; The day before the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy.
80% of the voters were designated by Franciscothat I believe cardinals in remote areas, historically forgotten by the Catholic church. Many accordingly are not known.
Bruni said they carry cards with their names to identify between them.
In front of the colonnade of Berninidozens of journalists machine -asking each cardinal who passes towards the enclosure.
“Eminence, eminence!” Shout the crowd with cameras, smartphones, pools and microphones.
Most avoid talking to the press. They pass without look away from the ground or smiling silently.
“There is a fraternal and sincere atmosphere,” Cardinal Iraqi said Louis Raphaël I Sakopatriarch of the Caldea church“A spirit of responsibility to find someone to continue the work of Francisco“
The style and reforms promoted by the Argentine Jesuit They awakened, however, criticism among the most conservative sectors, which now bet on a change more focused on doctrine.
Look here: The conclave to choose the substitute for Pope Francis will begin on May 7, reports the Vatican
“I have decided to obey”
The conclave has aroused fascination for centuries and now exacerbated after the premiere of the award -winning film Conclave.
The choice that led Francisco in 2013 to the chair of San Pedro He took two days, the same duration of his predecessor, Benedict XVIeight years before.
Sako also awaits a conclave “short“On this occasion. “Two or three days”, said.
The Italian Pietro Parolin It appears as one of the favorite papables as diplomatic conflicts and crises grow around the world. This cardinal served as Secretary of State with Francisco after being a nuncio in Venezuela.
“It represents a vote to continue Francisco’s essence, but without Francisco’s rebel instinct,” he said about Parolin John Alleneditor of the Catholic newspaper online CRUX.
The British betting house William Hill He puts it ahead of the Filipino Luis Antonio Tagle, followed by Cardinal Ghanés Peter Turksson and also Italian Matteo Zuppi.
The Italian Angelo Becciu76 years, he gave up his part in his crusade to press for entering the conclave, after he was excluded after Francisco’s decision to strip him of his privileges after an opaque real estate operation in London that led him to justice.
“I have decided to obey as I have always done,” He said in a statement sent to AFP by his lawyer.
