Letter to the Holy Spirit

The next Pope I am praying for…:

1. Would be from the developing world, preferably a Jesuit,  and not tied in an way to Opus Dei.
2. Start by making a full public act of contrition for where Church has failed to act with sufficient sincerity and justice, and a true sense of God in all things.
   1. Carry out a detailed audit of the Vatican’s assets before deciding which can be channelled to mitigating world poverty and supporting major ‘green’ campaigns.
   2. Convene immediately a new Vatican Council ,with full  representation of the laity as well as clergy, orders, and bishops to discuss the Church in the 21^st century –reaffirming the ‘option for the poor’ as a key mission statement, and opening the way for  married and women priests .
   3. Establish sufficient authority and respect  at an  early stage of his papacy so to be able to be admired and followed by peoples of faiths, all races, and all generations- a truly like Christ-like figure capable of drawing humanity together, ending conflict, and saving the planet.