Tomorrow is the start of the conclave.
None of us really knows what will happen, but I’d like to propose we have some fun by trying to guess the next pope.
If anything, it will be good for our humility when we surely end up being at least partially wrong.
If you will join me in this bit of fun, please make your guess about the following:
-The name of the cardinal who will be elected
-The papal name he will take
-On which day of the conclave he will be elected.
I think it’s totally fair to make guesses tomorrow (Wednesday) since there is only one ballot and it is extremely unlikely that anyone will be elected then.
Anyway, here is my guess:
Peter Cardinal Erdo, who will take the name Benedict XVII on the third day of the conclave (Friday)
Let the games begin!
Peace to all,
To me I think Cardinal also is a good candidate.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi
Date of Birth: Oct. 11, 1955
Nationality: Italian
Zuppi, 69, came up as a street priest in the image of Francis, who promoted him quickly: first to archbishop of the wealthy archdiocese of Bologna in northern Italy in 2015, before bestowing the title of cardinal in 2019.
Zuppi’s family also has strong institutional ties: His father worked for the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, and his mother was the niece of Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri, dean of the College of Cardinals in the 1960s and 1970s.
Peace always,
Stephen
As much as I’ve been Praying that Cardinal Robert Sarah becomes Pope in my life-time, this would be a miracle. So, my answer here is bases on a more likely outcome:
- Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (He’s Italian and the Latin Patriarch of The Holy Land)
- Pope Leo XIV (Leo means “lion” in Latin)
- Friday, May 9th, 2025 (for this when they tend to drop juicy news, right before the weekend)
My Prayer is for a unifier among the faithful, not a divider. Someone who cares about both protecting the truth and mercy & grace (not one at the expense of the other).
Personally, I would prefer a Pope who is less in the limelight, but who writes a lot. Someone more reflective than reactionary. Come Holy Spirit.
Well, we were all about who would be elected and when.
But, at least you were right @Cade_One in guessing Leo XIV being the name of the next pope.
May the Lord preserve him, give him life, and deliver him not up to the will of his foes.
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Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Amen ♱
Habemus Papam! Thanks be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!
And thanks for the mother of God