…as College of Cardinals Report leaks
The Cardinals in the Conclave have been offered a book on their fellow cardinals, to “guide” their voting for the next Pope. They are being indoctrinated into electing a new Pope who would lead the Catholic Church in a direction different from that of the immediate-past Head of the Vatican, Late Pope Francis.
According to a CNN report, the book is Titled: “The College of Cardinals Report,” it offers profiles on around 40 papal candidates, including a breakdown on where they stand on topics such as same-sex blessings, ordaining female deacons and the church’s teaching on contraception..
The book contains a clear message in the subtext: “Choose a pope who will take the church in a different direction to Pope Francis – whose progressive reforms angered some conservatives..”
The College of Cardinals report is freely available online.
…Second Black Smoke, Cardinals To Vote Again For New Pope
Meanwhile, thick black smoke billowed Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
Among the thousands of Catholics and curious tourists massed in St Peter’s Square, there was applause but also sighs at the result, which came after the second and third ballots.
The 133 cardinals voting for a successor to Pope Francis as head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics were shut in for the secretive conclave on Wednesday evening.
