(DC Pundit) – Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88, closing the chapter on a papacy that many conservatives will remember as less about defending faith and more about pandering to modern progressivism. Now, as the Catholic Church prepares to elect his successor, hope flickers in the form of Cardinal Robert Sarah, a no-nonsense 79-year-old from Guinea, West Africa, who just might turn the Vatican back toward, you know, actual Christianity.
To be clear, Sarah is one of nine cardinals currently being floated as potential frontrunners. In other words, while this is far from a done deal, there’s a lot conservatives optimistic about Sarah’s chances.
Why the optimism? Well, it helps that some of the other candidates seem more interested in pushing a woke agenda than leading the Church. Take 59-year-old José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça of Portugal, who, according to The Guardian, has “attracted controversy for sympathizing with tolerant views on same-sex relationships and allying himself with a feminist Benedictine sister who favors women’s ordination and is pro-choice.”
Let’s pause there. A pro-choice Vatican? Someone missed catechism.
While credit where it’s due, Pope Francis did call abortion the murder of children, his broader record was riddled with contradictions. For instance, inviting transgender sex workers to dine at the Vatican isn’t inherently problematic; Christ Himself broke bread with sinners. But let’s be honest: Jesus didn’t do it to affirm their lifestyles. He did it to call them to repentance. That part of the Gospel apparently didn’t make it into Francis’ lunch plans.
Even worse were his remarks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election when he lumped in America’s border enforcement with abortion, saying, “They are both against life, the one who throws away migrants and the one who kills children.”
If there’s one thing conservatives are tired of, it’s being lectured on immigration from a fortress city surrounded by 39-foot-high stone walls. You want open borders? Start with Vatican City.
Which brings us back to Cardinal Sarah. Not only is he unapologetically pro-life and orthodox, but he also understands what’s at stake culturally, especially for Europe and the West. In an interview posted to X, Sarah spoke candidly, something most leaders today avoid like the plague.
“You know,” he said, “the biggest worry is that Europe doesn’t want anymore or has lost the sense of its origins. It has lost its roots. Yet, a tree without roots, it dies. And I’m afraid the West is dying.”
Hard to argue with that.
And for those who think Sarah’s message is limited to Europe, think again. In the same interview, he warned, “You are invaded, still, by other cultures, other peoples, which will progressively dominate you by their numbers and completely change your culture, your convictions, your values.”
🚨 WOW! One of the frontrunners for Pope, Cardinal Robert Sarah, is a HARDLINER against mass migration pic.twitter.com/EJCbgofoXt
HUGE!
"I'm afraid the west is dying. You're being invaded by other cultures, other peoples…which will progressively dominate you by their numbers,…
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 21, 2025
Now, if that sounds familiar, it’s because conservatives have been shouting the same warning about the United States for decades. And much like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Sarah will no doubt trigger the left into fits of rage precisely because he doesn’t conform to their idea of what a black man is supposed to believe.
So yes, this papal conclave matters. A lot. Because if the cardinals choose someone like Mendonça, many lapsed Catholics who were hoping for a Church that preaches truth may once again find themselves wandering. Another Francis-type would only drive them further away.
That’s why so many believers, especially those of us who still think truth matters, are praying for Cardinal Sarah. Not just for his sake. But for the sake of a Church, and a culture, on the brink.
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