{"id":21331,"date":"2022-08-26T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T21:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=21331"},"modified":"2022-08-26T13:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:26:47","slug":"as-rumors-swirl-about-the-pope-retiring-pope-francis-names-new-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/as-rumors-swirl-about-the-pope-retiring-pope-francis-names-new-cardinals\/","title":{"rendered":"As rumors swirl about the Pope retiring, Pope Francis names new cardinals."},"content":{"rendered":"

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End Time Headlines<\/a> – August 26, 2022<\/p>\n

Pope Francis, who recently raised the possibility of retiring due to his declining health, will create 20 new cardinals on Saturday \u2014 many of whom could one day choose his successor.<\/p>\n

It is the eighth consistory since the 85-year-old was elected in 2013, but is being particularly closely watched for signs of the kind of Catholic Church he hopes to leave behind.<\/p>\n

The new cardinals include men known for their progressive views and their pastoral work, and they hail from around the world: from Brazil to Nigeria, India, Singapore, and East Timor. After Saturday\u2019s swearing-in at St Peter\u2019s Basilica, they will join a two-day meeting of all cardinals starting Monday.<\/p>\n

The gathering was called earlier this year to discuss the pope\u2019s new constitution for the governance of the church \u2014 but has only fuelled speculation he is on his way out.<\/p>\n

Francis, who has canceled numerous events in recent months and been forced to use a wheelchair due to knee pain, said last month that \u201cthe door is open\u201d to stepping down.<\/p>\n

If he did follow his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign, a conclave involving all cardinals aged under 80 would be called to choose a successor. After this weekend, Francis will have chosen around 90 out of the 132 cardinals eligible to elect a new pope, around two-thirds of the total \u2014 precisely the percentage needed for any proposed name to pass.<\/p>\n

The naming of cardinals, normally an annual event, is always scrutinized as an indication of the future direction of the Catholic Church and its priorities for its 1.3 billion faithful.<\/p>\n

But Francis\u2019s choices for cardinals do not automatically guarantee that the next pope would be someone reflecting his own priorities, Vatican specialist Bernard Lecomte told AFP.<\/p>\n

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