The real Conclave – Inside the contest to be the next Pope

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The death of Pope Francis has raised questions over the future of the Catholic Church – and what type of successor we might see. Could they follow the progressive path he set, or are they likely to be more conservative? To discuss what might happen next, Ros Taylor is joined by David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bunkerpod.bsky.social Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Audio editor: Robin Leeburn. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.5	Hello and welcome to The Bunker, your daily update on news and politics. I'm Ros Taylor.
0:56.0	Being the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion people is no small thing. But until recently, it was hard for most of us to imagine
1:02.8	what went on in the Vatican as the cardinals gathered to choose the next Pope. The film
1:08.2	Concliffe changed all that, and even non-Catholics are intrigued about who the
1:12.2	Cardinals or the Holy Spirit will pick out to lead the Roman Catholic Church. With me to discuss it
1:18.3	is David Gibson, the director of the Centre on Religion and Culture at Fordham University in the US.
1:24.2	Welcome to the bunker, David. Great to be here. Thanks. Like Pope Francis, you belong to the
1:29.2	Jesuit tradition of Catholicism. Tell us what that means, because it was very important for
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