Pope Francis: I Was ‘Used’ Against Ratzinger In 2005 Conclave, But He Was ‘My Candidate’

By Jonathan Liedl

Pope Francis said he was “used” in the 2005 conclave in an effort to block the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, though he supported the candidacy of the man who soon became Pope Benedict XVI. 

“He was my candidate,” Francis said of his predecessor in excerpts from the forthcoming book...