Cardinal Sarah’s record does fuel conservative enthusiasm. He has defended the Latin Mass, denounced same-sex blessings and warned about secularism, migration and Islam in the West.

A majority of cardinal electors — 92 — have not spoken out either way on the Latin Mass, either in media interviews, articles, diocesan newspaper columns, homilies or op-eds.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

One of the rumored frontrunners is Cardinal Robert Sarah. Robert Sarah, 79, of Guinea, the retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, has long been considered the best hope for an African pope.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

One of the rumored frontrunners is Cardinal Robert Sarah. Robert Sarah, 79, of Guinea, the retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, has long been considered the best hope for an African pope.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

He is firmly opposed to ordaining women as deacons and same-sex blessings, the latter of which he called a “heresy” in 2023. He has criticized restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass ...

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.

Nation World Cardinal Robert Sarah: What to know about the potential Pope front-runner The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office was long considered the best hope for an African pope.