Cardinals attend a mourning mass for Pope Francis on the sixth day of Novendiali (nine days of mourning after the Pope’s funeral) at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new Pope by day three of next week’s conclave, then things are not going to plan.
Short conclaves wrapped up in a couple of days project an image of unity, and the last thing the red-robed cardinals will want is to give the impression that they are divided and the church adrift after the death of Pope Francis last month.
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