Apr 30, 2025 01:09 PM IST
Shortly after attending Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome, Donald Trump opened up concerning the pontiff’s potential successors.
Shortly after attending Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome, Donald Trump advised he could be blissful to be the subsequent pope. On being requested about his ideas on who must be main the Catholic Church now that Francis is lifeless, Trump quipped, as seen in a video, “I would prefer to be Pope. That will be my primary alternative.”
Trump later spoke in a extra severe method, opening up about Francis’ potential successors. The president mentioned he has no explicit favorite, but additionally talked about Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, claiming he might be “superb” for the position.
“No, I do not know, I’ve no desire, guys. I’d say we’ve a Cardinal that occurs to be out of a spot referred to as New York who is superb. So we’ll see what occurs,” Trump mentioned.
‘I might ask the papal conclave and Catholic trustworthy to maintain an open thoughts’
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham later got here up with a suggestion for the Faculty of Cardinals. “I used to be excited to listen to that President Trump is open to the concept of being the subsequent Pope. This would actually be a darkish horse candidate, however I might ask the papal conclave and Catholic trustworthy to maintain an open thoughts about this chance!” Graham wrote. “The primary Pope-U.S. President mixture has many upsides. Anticipating white smoke…. Trump MMXXVIII!”
The Catholic Church is now searching for a brand new non secular head. Very quickly, round 135 Catholic cardinals will enter a secret conclave to decide on the subsequent pope. By no means earlier than has there been a pope from the US.
Dolan is a part of the Archdiocese of New York, and was appointed because the Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. He attended the 2013 conclave that resulted in Francis’ election.
Francis died on the age of 88, only a day after Easter Sunday, following a chronic battle with double pneumonia. The Vatican later introduced that he died of a stroke and cardiac arrest.
