Pope Francis has revealed 'maneuvers' used to secure votes in the two most recent papal elections, although he denied planning to reform the process for future conclaves, in an extensive interview published on Tuesday.
Pope Francis has revealed 'maneuvers' used to secure votes in the two most recent papal elections , although he denied planning to reform the process for future conclaves, in an extensive interview published on Tuesday. The confidential revelations are contained in 'The Successor : My Memories of Benedict XVI', where the Argentine pope reflects on his relationship with the late German pope and settles scores with Benedict's former assistant.
The book, written in the style of a conversation with Spanish newspaper ABC's correspondent Javier Martínez Brocal, comes at a delicate time for 87-year-old Francis. His frail health has raised questions about how much longer he will remain pope, whether he will follow Benedict's example in resigning, and who would replace him
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