As Christendom grieves over the death of Pope Francis, must talk is all ready floating on his possible replacment. There are ten possible candidates, each one being very qualified with the their experience and strengths in running Vatican. Cardinal is 3rd in the ranking. He is member of the central bank of Vatican,, and member of powerful councils of the church. Many of the candidates seem to be very conservative and none as progressive as Cardiinal Tagle; he is the one who is much younger than the rest and you withstand the physical rigors of being a Pope.
But most of all, Cardinal Tagle is recipient of Secret Letter from the Pope, handwriitten and which carries a very important message: ie Cardinal Tagle carries his spirit. While this is not an appointment nor endorsement letter, it carries much weight and defines what Pope Francis desires in the future successor and direction of the church.
But of course it the conclave of Cardinals which will choose the next Pope and since this involves voting, there is still politicss, and power struggle to be considered.
This post joins the Christendom in grieving on the loss of the Pope. May the Perpetual Light shine on his soul.
