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Argentine cardinal Angel Rossi, one of the 133 now gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope, told Reuters before the conclave that he hoped the next leader of the global Catholic Church – whoever he is — will maintain intact the vision of Pope Francis, a fellow Jesuit and his former teacher.
Rossi, 66, archbishop of the central Argentine province of Córdoba, is one of four cardinals from the South American country in the conclave that began on Wednesday, May 7, at the Vatican to elect the pope who will succeed Francis.
“He left clearly defined lines of belief: service, not being a court church, looking out for the poorest, sharing among the wealthy, calling for the charity of nations,” Rossi said in an interview last week.
“I think the solution isn’t for him to be Latin American, but rather for the person to have the sentiments of Pope Francis,” said Rossi, who had a close relationship with the former pope, who was previously Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
