As the Catholic Church prepares to select Pope Francis’ successor during next week’s papal conclave, Father Gerald Murray, of St. Joseph’s Church in New York City, said Friday that Cardinals Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle are considered “continuity” candidates for those looking for more of the late pontiff’s policies.

“What I’m hearing is that a lot of people who want a continuity candidate, someone who can continue the policies of Pope Francis, would be Cardinal [Pietro] Parolin because he would have an ability to not only attract more liberal voters, but also moderate and even some conservative parties,” Murray told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” from Rome. “So that’s a name that’s thrown out.”

Parolin reportedly had a fainting spell during the general congregation earlier this week, but Murray said that doesn’t necessarily take him out of the running.

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