Pope Leo XIV held, on Saturday (10), his first formal meeting with cardinals of the Catholic Church after his election as a pontiff on Thursday (8).
At the end of the event, marked by new mentions to the legacy left by Pope Francis and the recognition of challenges such as the one presented by artificial intelligence, some cardinals spoke to the press. One of them was Désiro Tsarahazana of Madagascar, who told Italian Rai Rai Rai that the new Pope had more than 100 votes in the conclave held this week.
“He is an excellent pope and had a lot more than 100 votes,” said Tsarahazana. “This morning’s meeting went very well, we also talked about the need to make the church more high school.”
To be elected the new pontiff, Leo XIV needed two thirds of the votes – that is, votes of at least 89 of the 133 cardinals.
At the meeting, the Pope, who until then used the name of Robert Prevost, also talked about the reasons for choosing the name, stating that he would like to continue on the path of Pope Leo XIII, who addressed “the social question in the context of the first major industrial revolution.”
Leo XIII ruled the Roman Catholic Church of 1878 until his death in 1903 and is remembered as a Pope of Catholic social doctrine. He wrote a famous open letter to all Catholics in 1891, called “Rerum Novarum”, which reflected on the destruction caused by the industrial revolution in the workers’ lives.
“In our day, the Church offers all the treasure of its social doctrine in response to another industrial revolution and developments in the field of artificial intelligence that represent new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and work,” said Leo XIV.
This content was originally published in Papa Leão XIV had more than 100 votes in conclave, says Cardinal on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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