Round 7 - Final round! It is time to choose who is going to be the people's pick for pope. We have Fabio Baggio against Matteo Zuppi. Our two Italian cardinals can battle it out...
You know the drill, but their profile is under the post in case it's your first time voting.
Round 7 - Final
Matteo Zuppi
Fabio Baggio
Voting ended onMay 6, 2025
Matteo Zuppi - a 69 yo Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna.
Spoken out about immigrants and Europe’s moral duty to welcome them. Aligned with the late pope’s views. Helped end the civil war in Mozambique, leading of voice for the Vatican-China agreement and is generally known for his diplomacy.
He met with President Zelenskyy after the pope’s funeral to discuss the facilitation of the return of Ukranian children that were illegally deported from Russia and the release of prisoners.
Views:
Opposes right-wing populism and nationalism
Encourages dialogue with the LGBT-community
Not opposed to make celibacy optional
Fabio Baggio - a 60 yo Italian Cardinal and Under-Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
He supports improved legal entrance for migrants and refugees. Most of his career has been dedicated to migrants and refugees.
He was member of the COVID-19 Commission of the Vatican and promoted the vaccine as an ‘act of love’. Has been working on setting up and ecologically focused farming laboratory and aims to promote the transition to a circular, generative economy.
Round 4 - The Pope polls continue with 17 candicates! To make sure you can make an informed vote, I have made small profile for each cardinal that you can find under their respective polls.
I only have so much time so keep adding your own propaganda. Huge shout-out for the excellent campainging of @himikochan. I have also found that The College of Cardinals Report is a pretty reliable source of information for the cardinals.
I listed views when I could but not always easy to find.
Happy Fantasy Conclave!
Round 4 - 1
Fabio Baggio
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Voting ended onMay 3, 2025
Fabio Baggio - a 60 yo Italian Cardinal and Under-Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
He supports improved legal entrance for migrants and refugees. Most of his career has been dedicated to migrants and refugees.
He was member of the COVID-19 Commission of the Vatican and promoted the vaccine as an ‘act of love’. Has been working on setting up and ecologically focused farming laboratory and aims to promote the transition to a circular, generative economy.
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung - a 81 yo Cardinal and Archbishop emeritus of Seoul
His approach largely focused on a respect for life and the mission. He is hopeful for an eventual reconciliation of North- and South-Korea.
Strong advocacy for human dignity and serving marginalised communities and largely aligns with Pope Francis’ views of working for the poor and those on the margins of society.
