The Key to the Next Conclave: Seminaries.
I draw your attention, dear reader, to the following information gleaned from this blog [my emphasis]: “….the figures show a decrease in seminarians in those dioceses where the bishop reflected the attitudes of the secular world. A classic example provided is that of the Diocese of Spokane , whose seminary lost a lot of seminarians under Blase Cupich . Pope Francis later appointed Cupich Archbishop of Chicago and created him a Cardinal during the last consistory. All of these data provide food for thought, and they are crucial when talking about the future Church. ……the Church is looking for the profile of the next Pope with the goal set on increasing vocations to the priesthood, rather than on a change of narrative, as happened last time. This is a decisive change of paradigm. After the pontificate of Benedict XVI, the primary goal was to generate a consensus and even to generate revenues – and this was one of the goals of the economic reform – now there is the need for a Chu...