Let us pray for those who have forsaken revealed religion for human wisdom and now follow a blind path into the darkness of indifferentism and unbelief.
Pope Francis met with Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda in a private audience on November 8, just days after the release of reports that the Jesuit prelate was drafting new rules for papal elections—reports that Cardinal Ghirlanda flatly denied.
After rumors about changes by Pope Francis to conclave rules, it’s worth noting he’s not the first pope to consider or make revisions to the conclave process.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a top adviser to Pope Francis on matters involving canon law, denied reports the Pope had asked him to draft revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.