One hundred and thirty -five cardinals, with an average age of 70 years, will form the concussion that will elect Pope Francis’ successor, but this time the representatives of Europe, and especially Italy, are less than the past, though they still maintain the majority. Most of the 135 “electors” were appointed cardinals by the deceased Pontiff. As the age limit for participating in the Cardinal College is 80 years, 117 cardinals cannot participate in the vote for the election of the new Pontiff, which will take place in early May. Among the electors, those representing the Old Epirus are 53 (39%). In 2013, in the Conclave that elected Franciscan, the European Cardinals were 60 out of 115 (52%). After the Europeans, the largest groups are those of the Asians (23) and Central Americans (21). Following are Africans (18), North Americans (16) and those coming from Oceania (4), according to data […]
Source: News Beast
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