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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis voted for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in the 2005 conclave that followed the death of St. John Paul II.
“He was the only one who could be pope at that time,” Pope Francis said about his immediate predecessor in an excerpt from the upcoming book “El Sucesor” (“The Successor”). The excerpt was published March 31 by the Spanish daily newspaper ABC.
Pope Francis told Spanish journalist Javier Martínez-Brocal that he voted for Cardinal Ratzinger in the 2005 conclave because after the “dynamic, very active pontificate” of St. John Paul, “a pope was needed that would maintain a healthy balance, a transitional pope.”
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“He was the only one who could be pope at that time,” Pope Francis said about his immediate predecessor in an excerpt from the upcoming book “El Sucesor” (“The Successor”). The excerpt was published March 31 by the Spanish daily newspaper ABC.
Pope Francis told Spanish journalist Javier Martínez-Brocal that he voted for Cardinal Ratzinger in the 2005 conclave because after the “dynamic, very active pontificate” of St. John Paul, “a pope was needed that would maintain a healthy balance, a transitional pope.”
Francis’ retelling of the conclave
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In new book, pope says Ratzinger 'was my candidate' in 2005 conclave
Pope Francis voted for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in the 2005 conclave that followed the death of St. John Paul II.
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