As black smoke signaled no clear winner after the first vote of the papal conclave, a prominent Catholic commentator said on Newsmax, Wednesday, that there’s a growing chance the next Pope will be an Italian-born cleric serving in Israel.

C.J. Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, told “The Chris Salcedo Show” that the College of Cardinals may shift away from Pope Francis’ controversial legacy when choosing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

“Well, I think there’s some reasonable hope that we won’t have a Francis the Second,” Doyle said.

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