The last cardinals in Rome arrived a few days before the complaint arrived in Rome in Rome on Thursday. But the pope choice continues to get the headlines. The age of a cardinal from Burkina Faso is currently surprised.
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo from Burkina Faso could be excluded from the pope election before the conclusion began. Because the West African does not know exactly when he was born. The corresponding documents show on 4 or 31 December 1945. As a result, Ouédraogo would either have 80 (and no longer entitled to vote) or 79 years old and therefore qualify to participate.
No precise date of birth
The cardinal himself said that he was born in a remote village without a hospital or school and has therefore never received a precise date of birth. The West African is considered a representative of the conservative wing, his voice can have a strong influence on the choice. How to solve the problem is currently unclear.
In contrast to earlier media reports, the Bosnian Cardinal Vinko Puljić, on the other hand, will participate in the conclave. He also denied reports, according to which he does not choose the new pope in the Sistine Chapel because of his beaten health, but will be transferred to his ballot papers in the Santa Marta Pension, where he currently lives. “I depend on help to enter the Sistine Chapel, but I can be present in the elections,” said the 79-year-old, according to the media.
Quorum for choosing the new paus drops up to 89
For health reasons, two cardinals will not be present at the conclave. According to the media, these are Spaniard Antonio Cañizares Loovera and the Kenyan John Njue. Because 133 Pope voters participate in the conclave, this means that the quorum of two -thirds of the voices for the choice of the new Pontifex is falling from 90 to 89.
Source: Krone
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