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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a gift article from WSJ explaining how Robert Prevost rose to the top amongst all the cardinals and earned the trust/votes. Really interesting. TL;DR: It's all about messaging. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/pope-leo-xiv-conclave-election-robert-prevost-0eb0f255?st=GkLEdd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink[/quote] This part is key and to me explains why an American was on the table: "Day after day, cardinals sat through speeches on issues facing the church, from sex abuse to the increasingly dire state of the Vatican’s finances. During coffee breaks, [b]cardinals concurred that they needed to elevate a proven manager.[/b]" The American cardinals are known as the most capable administrators, especially financially. Once you have proven management skills in a candidate, there are other boxes to look at to tick: extent to which the candidate can be seen more as a citizen of the world (and multilingual) rather than very parochial, moderation between the more liberal and more conservative wings, Vatican experience, relatively clean record, etc. Prevost ticked all those boxes as the "least American of the Americans." [/quote] Yes, all makes sense. Francis had many great qualities but wasn’t the best in terms of management chops. The Vatican definitely needs one. And a globalist who was close to Francis but not a clone, more temperate and generally moderate.[/quote]
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