US EditionMacron Interfering In Pope Election, Had Meeting With Cardinals From…: Reports
- French President Emmanuel Macron met with several French cardinal electors and Catholic leaders in Rome around Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26, 2025.
- Reports from Italian conservative media accuse Macron of attempting to influence the upcoming May 7 conclave to favor a French candidate as the next pope.
- Macron hosted a lunch with four of five French cardinals, including Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, who is considered a liberal frontrunner and shares concerns with the late pope.
- Italian outlets described Macron’s actions as “interventionism worthy of a modern Sun King,” while the Sant’Egidio community denied attempts to influence the conclave, saying Macron only seeks to understand the process.
- These claims highlight existing Franco-Italian tensions and raise questions about foreign influence in the papal election, though official Vatican sources have not commented.
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Macron Interfering In Pope Election, Had Meeting With Cardinals From…: Reports
Emmanuel Macron reportedly wants a French cardinal to succeed Francis as the next Pope. Following Pope Francis' funeral, Macron met cardinal electors pushing for the French contender's selection as Pope, Italian media claimed. Macron's push was likened to 17th century King Louis XIV's attempt to influence cardinals to elect a French Pope. Is Macron taking a leaf out of history books to regain international influence? Watch the video to find out.
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