Who is Cardinal Pietro Parolin? Top contender to succeed Pope Francis with diplomatic expertise, major scandals

Pietro Parolin, Matteo Zuppi and Pierbattista Pizzaballa could be the protagonists of a conclave that promises to be very open. But what matters most is that a 'Francis II' emerges from the Sistine Chapel, an heir to Bergoglio: because after him there is no going back

Could Cardinal Parolin be validly elected pope?

For Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican II 'renewal' is to be brought about through compromise with the proponents of liberalism and naturalism, rather than by combatting these errors.

After the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, the Vatican already begins with the movements for the conclave with which his successor will be chosen, and some of the referents that depart as one of the main options is Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who is one of the most famous religious in the world.During the weeks in which Jorge Bergoglio was hospitalized and with help breathing for a bilateral pneumonia, Parolin was one of…

Who is Cardinal Pietro Parolin? Top contender to succeed Pope Francis with diplomatic expertise, major scandals

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, has been a consistent favorite to succeed Pope Francis and has long been regarded as a possible papabile (pope contender).

This was stated by Andriy Yurash, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Vatican, a religious scholar, in Ether Espreso. This trend will also affect various aspects that will determine the choice in the future conclave,” he added. The religious scholar spoke about Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolina and his connections with Ukraine. He is a person who has visited Ukraine several times, knows it very well. Cardinal Parolin is…

Images by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State and possible successor to Pope Francis. (Source: Vatican News)