The president of the Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and Culture, Dr. Josep Maria Carbonell, has written an article for the media outlet Catalunya Plurar entitled “The Five Crossings of the Conclave”.
Expectation goes far beyond the Catholic Church because the Pope is an ethical leader of global dimensions
His pontificate has practically applied many of the principles of that declaration, a fact that has been celebrated by millions of faithful around the world. However, it has also found resistance between important sectors of the clergy and lay people who do not share this historical course
This will be one of the most diverse conclaves in history, the result of a cardinalate renewed by Francis with profiles from the geographical and ecclesial peripheries
Read the complete article in the following link.