RIP thread

[Mr Greene]

Sort of like Fireball said, becoming a cardinal takes time and a LOT of moving through the politics of the Church just so you can end up on the Vatican’s radar.

I understand why they skew old. I'm just pointing out that @Mr Greene's wish for the Church to grow into modern times seems less likely for the demographics you mentioned.

It was @BrianSoddingBoru4 who was wishing for "not a geezer". 
Of the candidates I've seen 'progressive' seems to translate as "not wanting to criminalise same sex relationships" and goes downhill from there...

Got to love the reporting on this one;

With 80% of the cardinals appointed by Pope Francis himself, they are not only electing a pope for the first time, but will offer a broad global perspective.
For the first time in history, fewer than half of those given a vote will be European.
And although the college may be dominated by his appointments, they were not exclusively "progressive" or "traditionalist".

The legalisation of same-sex marriage around the world, calling a landmark 2015 vote in favour in the Republic of Ireland "a defeat for humanity". -Cardinal Parolin

He has opposed abortion rights, calling them "a form of murder" -Cardinal Tagle

 "unions of persons of the same sex are considered contradictory to cultural norms and intrinsically evil". -Cardinal Ambongo

"homosexuality should not be treated as an offence." -Cardinal Turkson