The Catholic Church’s 115 cardinal electors were due to meet on Monday in the Vatican on the eve of the conclave that will elect a new pope following Benedict XVI’s resignation.
The 10th General Congregation represents the last opportunity for the Princes of the Church to discuss the main issues facing the next pontificate, and the man best suited to tackle them.
Pre-conclave discussions have so far focused on the need to reform the Church’s governing council, the Curia, following the Vatileaks scandals, which have exposed infighting in the church and alleged sexual abuses within the church in Europe and America.
