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Vatican City, 07\/05\/2025
<\/small>\u201cI\u2019m not sick, I\u2019m perfectly fine. But they didn\u2019t want me at the conclave.\u201d
With this statement, Kenyan Cardinal John Njue lit a candle \u2014and a few fuses\u2014 under the quiet dome of the College of Cardinals.

When a Prince of the Church claims to be fit and ready, but is sidelined without explanation, there\u2019s more than white smoke rising \u2014there\u2019s a whiff of mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conclave is the temple of discretion. But this time, something leaked \u2014and not from the roof of the Sistine Chapel. News of Njue\u2019s exclusion has spread like incense among African bishops, Roman theologians, and curial reporters fluent in Vaticanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question is simple: who really decides who is \u201cable and present\u201d to elect a Pope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially, it\u2019s about age (under 80), health, and canonical residence. But in Njue\u2019s case, the first two boxes were checked. So what gives? Perhaps the third has become\u2026 flexible. Or maybe this is part of Francis\u2019 unwritten legacy: redrawing the lines of power without announcing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because if Francis left anything behind, it\u2019s this:
the battle of the cardinals is now fought with guest lists, omissions, and well-organized silences.
\u201cMercy\u201d has long been filed under hopeful footnotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Cardinal Njue remains outside, rosary in hand and eyebrow raised. Whether this is an isolated case or the first of many, one thing is certain: the next pope will inherit a college that is divided, nervous, and carefully curated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And might begin his reign with a blessing\u2026 and a health check.

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