Is compromise possible that can respect both unity and diversity in the church? After the Second Vatican Council, the liturgy was translated from Latin into the vernacular so ordinary people could ...

He is also an advocate for the Latin Mass, a practice fiercely defended by traditionalists. When the Cardinals were sequestered, they knew this Scorecard had been publicized.

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.

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.

The Traditional Latin Mass was once simply Mass, celebrated the same way by Catholics around the world for centuries until the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

Ultraconservatives are pushing for a pope like them. It might not happen. The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

Another is Cardinal Robert Sarah, 79. Hailing from Guinea in West Africa, who maintains a strong stance on upholding the traditional Latin mass that Francis had made moves to limit.

Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the conservative cardinals being hoisted up as a candidate to halt the Catholic Church's adoption of progressive policies.

Conservatives cite Cardinal Robert Sarah's comments on defying woke gender ideology and remembering the West's Christian roots after Pope Francis' death.

Sarah clashed on several occasions with Francis, none more seriously than when he and Benedict co-authored a book advocating the “necessity” of continued celibacy for Latin Rite priests.

Cardinal Robert Sarah, a former Vatican official from Guinea, has been a vocal critic of Pope Francis, particularly opposing restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass and the approval of ...

Robert Cardinal Sarah Cardinal Robert Sarah. AP/Andrew Medichini Another potential candidate seen as a conservative pick is Robert Cardinal Sarah, 79, of Guinea. He would also make history as the ...