Eugene Alvin Villar 🇵đź‡Many of my fellow Filipinos hoped that Cardinal Tagle would become the first far eastern and Filipino pope in last year’s #conclave, but a new book claims that he was never a serious contender.
“Tagle, while charismatic and from the Philippines [...] was considered not to be a strong enough administrator, the book says. He also suffered harsh social media attacks which damaged his candidacy. ”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/01/europe/pope-leo-conclave-election-book-intl
How Pope Leo was elected: New details of dramatic conclave battle revealed
“Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot twists, political battles among cardinals and a surprise outcome.