Reverend Sam Sawyer, the father of Jesuit, the president and editor of the American media, said that the Conclave operation is very secret, which allows the church and the “freedom” to choose the Pope without an external influence. CNN.
“I think the secret is really aimed at helping the Cardinate to distinguish between freedom, which gives them the freedom to vote, according to their conscience, in the man who considers it to be better to be the Pope,” Sawyer said.
While in the contemporary era, Conclave provides “freedom of conscience” and the ability to “be truly honest with each other and also to vote according to their soul”, historically, the secret process played a preventive role.
“In the past, one of the reasons for protecting the flavor in this way was that he will be subjected to political pressure or, as he knows, pressure from people who mainly transfer the papacy within families,” he said.
“Therefore, protecting the flavor in this way really gives the church the freedom to choose the Pope who really needs it,” said Sawyer.
Bishop Robert Baron, founder of Word on Fire, said, said, CNN. Baron noted that although the Pope’s “opportunity” is almost null to be chosen during this period, the first vote is important.
“For the first time, they will realize exactly who are the candidates,” Baron said. “Perhaps some people we all talked about will get the voices. After that, they will, well, most likely someone a little left, someone is more right. So this vote will be almost important.