Cardinal Ghirlanda denies papal election changes under consideration
The pope’s canonist said that reports of changes to the papal election process are ‘absolutely false’
A senior cardinal has denied reports that he is involved in prospective changes to Universi dominici gregis, the apostolic constitution governing the events surrounding the death of a pope, and the election of his successor in a conclave.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a career canonist and close collaborator with the pope on key legal reforming projects…