27 ceremony to officially install them, known as a consistory, Francis will have appointed about 82 of the some 132 cardinal electors, increasing the possibility that his successor will be a man reflecting his positions on key issues.īy then the first pope from Latin America will have appointed about 63 per cent of cardinal electors, further increasing their presence in the developing world, and again loosening the grip Europe had for centuries on the College of Cardinals.
He also has opposed conservative US Churchmen who want to ban Catholic politicians from receiving communion because of their support of abortion rights.Īfter the Aug.
