They blame the Curia for preventing a more radical response to the Church abuse scandal.
Cardinals inside the Roman Curia the governing body of the Vatican want to maintain their status in Rome.
That would be a challenge to the authority of the Church's central bureaucracy, the Curia.
Scola is affable and Italian, but not from the Italian-centric Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia.
The latest appointments increase the number of cardinal-electors drawn from the Curia, the church's civil service.
The new pontiff will certainly come under strong pressure to reform the Curia, the governing body of the Church.
The 300-page report, which has not been distributed, is reported to have discovered deep-rooted problems in the Curia.
The bureaucracy, or Curia, has been blamed for the Church's hesitant response to sex abuse and other crises.
That cultural affinity may have helped Cardinal Bergoglio with many of his Italian peers that dominate the Curia.
"A divide exists between the cardinals who work outside of Rome and those who work in the Curia, " Rev.
The major division is between those who believe the Curia needs cleaning out and those who still defend the status quo.
These men sat through 161 speeches on topics including the state of church finances, evangelization and the state of the Curia.
In addition, Pope Francis has no experience working inside the Curia, meaning he could face a steep curve in learning its culture.
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He is conservative, a close ally of the former pope, but not seen as an ally of the Italians who run the Curia.
"He will probably try to seek support from some individuals who have Curia experience, but who also share his vision, " said Mr. Cesareo.
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That is why some analysts say he needs to tap a secretary of state who knows the Curia well enough to fix it.
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What these exchanges laid bare was that the Curia is at the heart of the decision as to who will be the next pope.
Reform of the Vatican's bureaucracy - known as the Curia - and the Vatican bank have both been on the agenda, the reports say.
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The cardinals spoke about new evangelization, restructuring of the church hierarchy, or curia, and the need for good governance of the church, Lombardi said.
Cardinal Sodano, a powerful Vatican cardinal who ran the Roman Curia under John Paul II, framed his homily by citing writings by the Apostle Paul.
The official paper blamed unidentified members of the Roman Curia, the men who run the international headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, for the leaks.
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Under current practices, Curia department heads meet only twice a year.
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Scherer seems to be favored by Latin Americans and the Curia.
Cardinals from major dioceses in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, meanwhile, have united in publicly calling for an overhaul in the governance of the Curia.
Pope Francis has unleashed a blistering critique of the Vatican bureaucracy -- or Curia -- criticizing its "illnesses" ranging from the "disease of feeling immortal" to vainglory and excessive planning.
The cardinals who elected Pope Francis last month were strongly critical about basic failings of the Curia under Pope Emeritus Benedict, the BBC's David Willey reports from Rome.
Because he has devoted so much energy to his role as a travelling pastor, he has delegated a lot of authority to the Curia, the Vatican's conservative core.
Picking an outsider, analysts say, could send a strong message that Pope Francis is determined to mount a purge of the insiders who have long dominated Curia ranks.
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About half the cardinal-electors (60) are European - 21 of them Italian - and many have worked for the administrative body of the Church, the Curia, in Rome.
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