伦敦和罗马-据报道，巴格达红衣主教路易斯·拉斐尔·萨科(Louis Raphael Sako)周二在梵蒂冈告诉记者，他预计将举行一次“短暂的秘密会议”，可能会选出教皇方济各两天后继任。
“这将是一个短暂的秘密会议，两三天，”佐科说，意大利ANSA通讯社援引，在今天的全体会议前对记者说。
“这里有一种非常友爱的气氛和责任感，”红衣主教说。
当被问及他是否知道他会投票给谁成为新教皇时，佐科回答说:“我有一个非常清楚的想法，但我不能说出来。”
梵蒂冈周一宣布，选举天主教第267任领袖的秘密会议将于5月7日周三开始。红衣主教们将在梵蒂冈召开会议开始这一进程。
选举最后两位教皇的秘密会议——2005年的教皇本尼迪克特和2013年的弗朗西斯——都持续了两天。1978年选举教皇约翰·保罗二世花了三天时间。
方济各于上周一去世，享年88岁，周六被安葬在罗马的圣玛丽大教堂。
Papal conclave will last only 2 or 3 days, cardinal predicts
LONDON and ROME --The cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, reportedly told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave" that could selectPope Francis' successor in as little as two days.
"It will be a short conclave, two, three days," Sako said, as quoted by Italy's ANSA news agency, speaking to reporters before today's general congregation.
"There is a very fraternal atmosphere and a spirit of responsibility," the cardinal said.
When asked if he had an idea of who he would vote for to become the new pope, Sako replied: "I have a very clear idea but I cannot say it."
The conclave to elect the Catholic Church's 267th leader will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced on Monday. Cardinals will convene at the Vatican to begin the process.
The conclaves to choose the last two popes -- Pope Benedict in 2005 and Francis in 2013 -- each lasted two days. It took three days to elect Pope John Paul II in 1978.
Francis, who died last Monday at the age of 88, was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.
