What are the chances of the next pope being conservative... like truly conservative?

Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea and Cardinal Raymond Burke of the U.S. best fit the bill, but what are their chances of getting the needed votes?

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the internet was aflame with speculation about his potential successors. One of the names to pop up as a favorite in conservative circles was Cardinal Robert Sarah, who comes from the African country of Guinea (pictured above).

After enduring 12 years of persecution and doctrinally bizarre statements from the first Jesuit pope, the Marxist Pope Francis, many traditionalist Catholics have expressed a desire for an “anti-woke Pope,” and Cardinal Sarah certainly fit the bill.

He has consistently stood firm in opposition to same-sex marriage, gender ideology, Western secularism, the threat of Islam, and the impact of uncontrolled migration on European culture and values.

Before the pope’s death, many Catholic conservatives considered Cardinal Sarah an unlikely choice because of his outspoken conservative views. His age, at 79, could also work against him, although there is some truth to the saying “young cardinals vote for old popes.”

But the big…