Who is Cardinal Pietro Parolin? Top contender to succeed Pope Francis with diplomatic expertise, major scandals

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, has been a consistent favorite to succeed Pope Francis and has long been regarded as a possible papabile (pope contender). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who is from Italy, is regarded as one of the more moderate contenders to succeed Francis as head of the Church and is anticipated to carry out Francis' objectives from a more practical standpoint.(AP) He has been an important diplomat for the Catholic Church for many years and is a well-known figure at the Vatican. Franci