Italian paper: Cardinal Péter Erdő has a chance to become pope; he revealed Macron’s meddling in the election
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Italian and Hungarian news outlets suggest that the papal conclave may again become a clash between the liberal and conservative wings of the Catholic church. Everybody takes sides; even Donald Trump would like to elect a pope who would not be that mistrustful towards him. Macron does not want Conservative Robert Sarah from Guinea to be elected. If a Conservative pope comes after the “liberal” Francis, Péter Erdő can be the winner.
According to Corriere della Sera, the Italian Matteo Zuppi can become the new pope, who would be a follower of Pope Francis. If the Conservative side is stronger, Cardinal Péter Erdő will be the pope, who will fulfil a balancing function, Vasárnap, the Roman Catholic Hungarian media outlet wrote.
La Repubblica wrote that French President Macron would like to see Jean-Marc Noël Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, on the papal throne. Trump would like to have a pope who is not as mistrustful towards him as Pope Francis was. The leftist newspaper named Péter Erdő as such a candidate.
Italian Rainews wrote that Cardinal Erdő would take the name John Paul III if elected, since he was made cardinal by Saint John Paul II.
