Cardinal Tagle: The youthful 67-year-old emerging as a favourite to be the next pope
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The papal frontrunner who could become the first Asian pope
- Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a 67-year-old, is considered a strong contender to be the next pope.
- He currently leads the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelisation and is seen as a potential successor to Pope Francis due to their shared progressive views.
- Cardinal Tagle's experience in his native Philippines and at the Vatican, combined with his youthful energy, makes him an appealing candidate to many.
- A potential obstacle is his involvement in a management scandal at Caritas Internationalis, though his role was largely ceremonial.
- If elected, Cardinal Tagle would be the first Asian pope and would signal a continuation of Pope Francis's reforms.