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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne expects the upcoming papal conclave to last longer than the relatively brief gathering that elected Pope Francis in 2013, the German prelate revealed Tuesday in Rome.
“I hope for a short conclave, but I believe everything is possible,” Woelki told EWTN Germany Program Director Martin Rothweiler and CNA Deutsch Rome correspondent Rudolf Gehrig.
“I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that.”
The 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis lasted just two days, making it one of the shortest in modern history.
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“I hope for a short conclave, but I believe everything is possible,” Woelki told EWTN Germany Program Director Martin Rothweiler and CNA Deutsch Rome correspondent Rudolf Gehrig.
“I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that.”
The 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis lasted just two days, making it one of the shortest in modern history.
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Cardinal Woelki predicts longer conclave than 2013 election of Pope Francis
“I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that.”
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