THE NEXT POPE?

 

Tomorrow, May 7, is a big day for Catholics the world around, as Cardinals vote to elect the next Pope. With all the hype in the media, it is as if we are choosing the next Derby winner, rather than the one who will lead us closer to Christ.

Bishop Robert Barron in an interview with EWTN this week, said the next pope should have Jesus at the center of his papacy.

 “I want someone who declares the resurrection of Jesus in a compelling way. Because that was Peter’s job, and this is the successor of Peter. I think to put the stress on the spiritual, on the evangelical, on the declaration of Jesus — that’s what matters.” 

 “The preoccupation with — oh, is he left-wing? Is he right-wing? Climate change, immigration — OK, we can get to all that, but the first thing I’d look for is a disciple, a believer in Jesus, and who has the capacity to proclaim the Resurrection in a compelling way, that’s the pope’s job, [and] to be a source of unity for the Church.”

While there are speculations as to whom it will be, we need to remember that two of our last Popes were completely unexpected...Pope (St. )John Paul and Pope Francis.  Will it be another non-Italian? We wait!