VATICAN CITY — The cardinals who enter the papal conclave on Tuesday will troop into the Sistine Chapel in single file, but beneath the orderly display, they are split into competing lineups and power blocs that will determine which man among them emerges as pope.
The main divide pits the cardinals who work in the Vatican, the Romans, against the reformers, the cardinals who want the next pope to tackle what they see as the Vatican’s corruption, inefficiency, and reluctance to share power and information with bishops from around the world.
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It's good to know some Cardinals see a need for reform. I'm a practicing Catholic who wonders if there's any truth that those ancient Italian Cardinals who work only in the Vatican are playing minor power games among themselves. They should all be sent out to work with the poor. Sean O'Malley would be a breath of fresh air sorely needed. Therefore, too good to be true. Too much human error going down.