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Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘So much' on the line for next pope decision
Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn says the next pope has to be the 'spiritual and moral guider' for all Catholics around the world. Mr Flynn told Sky News host Paul Murray that there is 'so much' on the line with the choice of pope. 'And I think people who are not even Catholic who come here, they get a sense of that.'
Sky News AU
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Cardinal Robert Sarah is an ‘intellectual heavyweight' of the next Papal conclave
Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn speculates on who the next pope may be, claiming Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the 'intellectual heavyweights' of the upcoming conclave. 'Someone like Cardinal Sarah from Africa is seen as someone who has great intellectual wattage – he is one of the intellectual heavyweights in the college of cardinals, I would say,' Mr Flynn said. 'People try and talk about the conservative, more traditional side of the Catholic Church, and they always fall back on the Americans, and they say 'oh the American conservatives', as if this is some kind of fringe group in the Church – that could not be further from the truth. 'In Africa, when you look into the future, in this upcoming conclave, they want to see those values, those family values … not only reflected in the Catholic Church, but they want to see it supported by the Catholic Church.'
Sky News AU
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Pope Francis' funeral showed the ‘true universality' of the Catholic Church
Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn says the funeral of Pope Francis has allowed the world to see the 'true universality' of the Catholic Church. 'Today was an absolutely stunning day … you had 250,000 people in St Peter's Square and around the vicinity to pay their final respects,' Mr Flynn said. 'Even though Pope Francis, of course, famous for his kind of move towards a more simplistic approach in Vatican affairs … a Vatican funeral is never toned down, it's never simple. 'While it was a moment to be remorseful and, you know, we've lost the Holy Father, our spiritual leader, the successor of Peter – it was also a moment I think … to be grateful. 'But also, to really see at a time like this, the true universality of the Catholic Church.'
Sky News AU
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
The legacy of Pope Francis is in the ‘eye of the beholder' and will be debated ‘for years'
Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn comments on the legacy of Pope Francis, saying it is in the 'eye of the beholder'. 'A legacy is in the eye of a beholder, and people much smarter than I will debate this for years,' Mr Flynn said. 'On one hand, you know, he did focus a lot on the environment, now as Christians we believe we do have a responsibility to look after this gift from God, we have to be good stewards of this land. 'The Pope always reached out to the LGBT community, he made it more welcoming and more accepting, on one hand, but then on the other hand, he said just last year, that gender ideology was the greatest evil of our time.'
Sky News AU
21-04-2025
- General
- Sky News AU
‘Tapestry of life': What to expect during the worldwide mourning of Pope Francis
Catholic News Network Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn discusses what comes next following the death of Pope Francis aged 88. 'It is a terrible thing that we will mourn but this is the tapestry of life,' Mr Flynn said. 'Now we will have the Conclave and his successor, and the Catholic faith goes on.'
