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Which Papal Candidate Is Which Guy From Conclave?


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Honorable mentions: Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who also rose to prominence ministering in a conflict zone; Konrad Krajewski, a Pole who famously came to the aid of squatters and trans sex workers; Pablo Virgilio David, another Filipino cardinal, notable for his outreach to other religions as well his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza. Honorable mentions: José Tolentino de Mendonça, arguably the most progressive among the leading candidates on LGBTQ+ issues and the role of women in the Church; Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, a champion of migrants and interreligious harmony; Mario Grech, a former moderate who, under Francis’s influence, now supports same-sex civil unions and female deacons. Honorable mentions: Marc Ouellett, another Canadian who chaired the Dicastery for Bishops, essentially the Vatican’s HR department, meaning he likely knows everyone else’s mess; Kevin Farrell, the Irish American camerlengo who holds the same office Tremblay does in Conclave, with seemingly far less scheming.

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