position himself as a compromis

Even so, Erdo, who is generally guarded in public statements, may still be able to position himself as a compromise candidate, offering the church an interval of calm after a period of accelerated change under Pope Francis. “He is conservative but not reactionary, and comes across as both pragmatic and diplomatic,” observes Zoltan Laky, a Catholic journalist with the Hungarian outlet Valasz Online. While resistant to radical departures from church teaching, Erdo “lacks the confrontational tone of some traditionalists”, Laky continues, meaning that in the conclave he could “appeal to both traditionalists and to moderate progressives as a stabilising force”. สล็อต