Quote According to the Italian Vatican expert website, the Hungarian cardinal is in many ways the recently canonized II. Péter Erdő can be considered the successor of John Paul II, the most likely to be chosen as the successor of Pope Francis. The Hungarian cardinal is also high on the list of bookmakers, Mandiner wrote.

The general consensus is that the head of the challenged Catholic Church is looking for someone who will have time to implement reforms, so cardinals in their 70s or younger have the best chances.

The head of the Catholic Church in Hungary was already in the XVI. Even after Benedict's resignation, he was mentioned as a candidate for the papal seat, but in 2013, due to his relatively young age, this scenario did not materialize, but ten years later, according to experts, Péter Erdő is considered the number one candidate.

According to the analysis, in addition to his ideal age, he also has experience as a church leader and pastor, as well as being able to appeal to conservatives without excessively repelling the "progressives".

Erdő tries to improve the relationship between the Catholics and the Orthodox churches as much as possible, which is important because for the Vatican this is a more important ecuмenical goal than unity with the Protestant churches.

- writes the Italian newspaper, according to which the Hungarian cardinal is in many ways the recently canonized II. He could be considered the successor of János Pál.

The conclave electing the pope consists of cardinals younger than 80 years old, their number in December 2023 is 137. They will decide on the successor of the currently 87-year-old Pope Francis. In the last two centuries, popes have emerged from among cardinals. Voting takes place behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, with a secret decision. Voting usually lasts 1-2 days, although there were times when it took a week to select a successor.

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