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According to him, <strong>their conversations have not revolved around specific names or regional interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For him, the essential thing is the process, guided by prayer, dialogue, and an open attitude.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere in the conclave, with prayer and conversation\u2014well, with the light of the Holy Spirit\u2014it will come. The one already chosen by God,\u201d Garc\u00eda said.<\/p>\n<h3>What the next pope should be like, according to the Cuban cardinal<\/h3>\n<p>When asked what the next pope should be like, Garc\u00eda responded candidly:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA mystical man, a missionary, a man of charity, a synodal man, a synodal successor, with affection for people\u2014because all over the world, we all need affection.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That affection, he explained, goes beyond mere gestures; it represents the core of Christian witness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen<strong> the pope shakes a hand, lifts children onto the popemobile, writes to those who suffer, or washes the feet of prisoners<\/strong>, he is expressing affection. That is what Jesus Christ did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cI have candidates in mind\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Though he acknowledged that the world today is wounded and divided, Garc\u00eda remains hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that despite differences, there is a deep longing for unity among the cardinals.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere is a common current, a common path. It\u2019s not exact, it\u2019s not uniform, but what is common\u2014and the desire is\u2014that we all move forward,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even as analysts and observers circulate names of possible papal candidates, Garc\u00eda stressed that he, like many of his Latin American peers, <strong>focuses less on individual figures and more on spiritual preparation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have candidates in mind,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut in the conclave, through prayer and dialogue, with the illumination of the Holy Spirit, God\u2019s chosen one will be revealed,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<h3>A Cuban cardinal in the election of the next pope<\/h3>\n<p>Tomorrow, <strong>Cuban Cardinal Juan de la Caridad Garc\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez (76) will enter the Sistine Chapel<\/strong> as one of the 133 members of the College of Cardinals who will vote to elect the next pope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garc\u00eda is the only Cuban in the conclave<\/strong> and will participate after being proclaimed a cardinal on October 5, 2019, by Pope Francis himself.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, he is a member of the Permanent Committee of the Cuban Bishops\u2019 Conference and president of the National Commission for Mission and Family.<\/p>\n<p>His pastoral vision aligns with the principles that defined Francis\u2019s pontificate, which left as its legacy a more human, inclusive Church committed to the social reality of its followers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Archbishop of Havana said there is a will to continue the work of Francis and admitted that he had candidates in 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