Contrary to some expectations, Francis has not made significant "changes" on celibacy, female ordinations or homosexuality, London journalist Damian Thompson observed in a 30-minutes talk with Edward Pentin about his new book The Next Pope (Spectator.co.uk, July 7).
Thompson notes, however, that Francis is encouraging liberals who wish radical changes,
“It's as if he is deliberately paving the way for a conclave of which the forces of reaction [= Catholics] will be decisively defeated and a new pope will emerge who will make the liberal changes that Francis could have made - but for reasons nobody really understands, has chosen not to.”
Many Cardinals Have Enough Of Francis
Pentin expects that if the next conclave happens sooner rather than later, a more "conservative" pope could be elected. He observes much unease among the cardinals who have “enough” of this pontificate. They want that the papacy gets back into safer hands, and are sitting out the current situation. The have been …More