Pope Francis is recovering. It hasn't stopped talk of a succession.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : " "From my understanding, the coming pope must be about orthodoxy.
56% : Erdo has focused less than Francis on defending migrants' rights and pushed back vigorously against same-sex blessings.
51% : His willingness to stand up to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has won admiration, but his rejection of Francis's ruling allowing some blessings of same-sex couples has drawn liberal opposition.
40% : " He said there "could be [a] misunderstanding [over what] they are voting for," he said -- it's not the same as electing the head of an "international organization [like] the United Nations.
28% : "Francis challenged Trump strongly, and the church will consider whether Trump, Elon Musk and similar figures in Europe are the real challenge the next pope must face, or whether they want a pope who sees relativism and doctrinal issues as the greatest threat, as Benedict XVI did."
17% : "With Donald Trump in the White House, some will have this sense of an American revenge dominating the world and plunging it into chaos," he said.

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