“You have to be crazy to wish”
Rabat bishops head, Cristopal Lopez RomeroHe was born in Vélez-Rubio, AlmeríaIt is one of the seven Spanish Cardinals who will enter into Conclave to choose the new ink. This Saturday, after the funeral of Pope Francis, said he had no demand to occupy this position. “You must be crazy. You should be mentally ill and wish to be potatoes,” He joked.
In an interview with RTVE, LUPEZ ROMERO justified that being a bishop of Rome “goes beyond anyone, and thus pretending to do so means Or be bad in the head and do not take care of what it means, or be bad for the heart and has anxiety and excuses for strength. “
“You should be mentally ill and wish to be sick, mental or spiritual patients,” he has distorted. In any case, he said that there is one thing that one says, “but” if I ask the church “and” Cardinal Brothers ““It cannot be said” that it is not available.
“This is another position, but wishes and demonstrations It does not exist between us although many people do not believe him. “ He insisted, contrary to other areas of the public field as in politics, where many candidates run.
When asked about those who put it as a favorite in the bets, Lopez Romero recalled that “this is how it will be fulfilled again that whoever enters the Pope, the Cardinal comes out.” And since I have no claim, this is more, I will never see myself in this role, because he talks about me in these beginnings This means that the heavy burden will not fall on my back. “ He insisted.
At this stage, the head of the bishops pointed out that “these press speculations must be taken a little in the spirit of humor”, then in the ruling, “They have no logical basis.” “In addition, this is the choice of the Pope, the logic does not work too much. It has already happened with Francisco and with many others whom no one expected, yet they were chosen. So I am very calm,” he said.
On the flavor
In the future, he indicated that there are still “a few contacts” between the Cardinals, although it has done soYou will draw a “robot image of the best adaptive person To respond to the status of the world and the church “for” participation in the vision that each one of the world has, for everyone to draw a complete panorama. “
Specifically, it may be strange to have interference that convinces many and that it indicates that this person has a vision Collect major concerns. As happened with Francisco, this may happen calmly now, “I expect. So, remember that Pope Francis” was not interested in both events and starting operations, and require continuity and requires unification. “
Natural from almería
Archbishop Cristopal Lopez was born in Almeria in 1952. In particular, in the Veliz Rubio region. With only months of life His family immigrated to Badalona, in Catalonia, Within a few years there was no transportation, water or light in homes. His modest origins and migrants always remember him, as he highlighted in all interviews throughout his religious career.
López studied in The Salesians and ordered a priest in 1979. He performed several tasks by many countriesN, 2017, the head of the Archbishop of Rabat. After that, that was in 2019 when Pope Francis finally ordered him.
It is the honor of the honor of Vélez-rubo that the son of the city be chosen by the Holy Father Performing such an important work for Christianity. “Today’s luck today.
