Trump Plugs a Dark-Horse American Candidate for Pope
Briefly

President Trump joked about wanting to become Pope, nodding to the drastic shift from Pope Francis's leadership. Trump highlighted Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, as a potential candidate, noting his qualifications despite Dolan being lower on typical papal candidate lists. The article also reflects on Dolan’s past roles and controversies, noting his pivotal role in managing sexual abuse scandals within the church, hinting at the unpredictable nature of papal elections and potential candidates.
I’d like to be Pope. That would be my number one choice, he joked to reporters on Tuesday.
While he said he has no preference for who should replace the late Francis, he added, I must say we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who’s very good, so we’ll see what happens.
Read at time.com
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