With the death of Pope Francis and expectations for the conclave, the profile of the future pontiff involves discussions about the church. The philosopher and scientist of the religion Mario Sérgio Cortella recalls that the Pope is not just a religious representative. “The papacy, since centuries, has a political presence.”
To the CNN Interviews, Cortella stresses that the profile of the next Holy Father is important to society.
“From the point of view of religion, none of us have anything to do with it. From the point of view of human presence, interference in the question of peace, in the issue of ecology, it matters to us. Being a pope that is more open to the world, more focused on social issues, more concerned with the theme of immigration, in my case, it matters a lot,” he said.
The philosopher still believes that a weakened Pope is harmful and cites two antagonistic examples.
“John Paul II was decisive for the demolition of some of the support structures of the former Soviet Union. The fact that he lived in Poland, being a bishop in Krakow and faced Soviet authoritarianism at that time was very decisive.”
On the other hand, Cortella resembles another papal posture. “How many accusations of Pius XII during World War II, which he would have omitted, for example, the massacre of people who were Gypsies and homosexuals.”
About the process of choosing a new Pope, the philosopher guarantees that no one reaches the uninformed conclave.
“Today we have a novelty, the digital world. Before some cardinals were only in a conclave. Today there is also this, many do not know each other personally, but today you talk, talk, send a message, make a whole movement.”
This content was originally published in Cortella: Pope is not only a religious representative, he is also a political on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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