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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2025-05-07 07:48 pm
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Conclave

As it happens, we watched 'Conclave' (the movie) on Sunday. It's excellent and hereby highly recommended. And go in blind - spoilers will ruin it.

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However as regards the actual Conclave, then this struck me:

The cardinal leading the Mass before the conclave, Giovanni Battista Re, has called on his peers to choose a leader who can guide the Catholic Church during what he calls a "difficult and complex" point in time.

"This is a strong call to maintain the unity of the Church... a unity that does not mean uniformity, but a firm and profound communion in diversity," he said during Mass.

Re, who is 91, is too old to vote in the conclave. Voters need to be under the age of 80.

He emphasised that the vote was of "exceptional importance" and that cardinals needed to set aside "every personal consideration".


From the BBC

ETA: Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the actual conclave
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[personal profile] kazzy_cee 2025-05-08 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Conclave was really useful in understanding the processes - we thought it was great.