The electoral campaign for the choice of the next Pope has begun. It has rallies with the 133 voters as spectators. Some of the cardinals grant interviews aimed at influencing the sense of vote. There are even discredit campaigns, generally disseminated in private, although some end up appearing in the media. If any Catholic considers that this is a little respectful way to define the process that will culminate in the conclave, should not forget that in ancient times everything was much worse.
For those who believe that the conclave will receive excessive attention from the media, for example this one they are reading, they can see it from this point of view. The future Pope will be one of the most important religious and political figures on the planet. A head of state with a much higher influence to the number of inhabitants of the country (882). A media star to the extent that their public statements will receive immense coverage and may even disproportionate. The head of a diplomatic system that has a presence in more than 180 countries. In a way, a dictator because he can impose his will, with some limitations, to Catholic hierarchies. It does not have a parliament that controls it, although some high positions of the Church do not stop trying.
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