By Sale Lawal
FLOWERBUDNEWS: Unfortunately, at 92 our own Cardinal Arinze cannot vote for new Pope or be voted for. According to the rules, the age to vote and be voted for is 80 years downward.
Media reports indicated that several Cardinals have emerged as possible “papabili”, a term used to describe those considered to be elected pope.
The Cardinals that are likely to be contenders according to the Western media are 4 from Italy, 1 from Philippines, 1 from Malta, 1 from Hungary, 1 from the U.S, 1 from Ghana and 1 from the Netherlands.
It is my thoughts that the next Pope will emerge either from the Philippines or Italy. Time will tell!
— Lawal Sale is Abuja based Global Affairs Analyst
