In statements from the White House, he said: “I would like to be a dad. That would be my number one option. ”
To the question of whether you have favorites for the conclave, he said: “I don’t know, I have no preferencebut I must say that there is a cardinal from a place called New York That is very good. We will see what happens. ”
The cardinal Dolan It is the New York Archbishop And it will be one of the American prelates present in the conclave that a From May 7 you must choose to the Successor of Pope Francisdeceased on April 21.
USA will have a ten Cardinals represented in the conclave and Dolan He was already present at the 2013, in which he was chosen as the new Pope the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.
Dolan He received two votes In 2013 and in this new conclave will be present again until the mystery of the new Pontiff is resolved with the White smoke.
Other of the American cardinals mentioned as favorites are Raymond Burkeconsidered one of the favorites in the most conservative field, and Robert Prevostappointed by Francisco Prefect of the DICASTERY OF THE Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and a fluent Spanish speaker.