In this second and final Chapter, I will attempt to approach this very Conclave from the perspective of evangelization, which is the Church’s purpose. To explain his mission to the Twelve, Christ frequently used the images of harvests and vineyards, of farmers and servants. He tells them: “Lift your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already ripe for harvest.” And also: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Mt 9:35-38). I will follow Christ’s instruction: to contemplate the needs of the Lord’s vineyard, and the laborers he is sending, at this moment in history. Naturally, this is my personal vision.

I will summarize it in three broad outlines.

1. Doctrinal clarity. Essential for the unity and evangelization of the universal Church
2. Priorities of Evangelization on each Continent: A. The West: dialogue with the relativistic culture, and the ecumenism of post-Christian civilization B. Africa: education and charity, and pastoral issues of general interest (dialogue with Islam, and the Sacrament of Marriage) C. Asia: Creative minorities and spirituality
3. Personal holiness. This characteristic contains everything necessary for the Pope that the Church needs.

The conclave is not a power struggle or a competition of talents: it is a moment of discernment to choose the pastor who can guide the Church into a new stage of evangelization, unity, and doctrinal clarity.

In times of profound change, the Church too needs to pause, look within, and ask herself: what kind of pastor does the people of God need? Faced with the imminent conclave, many outside observers fall into reductionist interpretations: a power struggle, a race for influence, or a competition of human qualities. But this political or secularist perspective misses the true meaning of the event. The conclave is, above all, a spiritual event. It is a call to discernment in an evangelizing sense, a plea for the Holy Spirit to enlighten the cardinals in the election of the next Pope.

Jesus Christ founded his Church to evangelize. That remains its central mission. Today, more than ever, the voice of the Lord resounds: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The new Pope will be one of those laborers, chosen not to conquer, but to serve; not to impose, but to faithfully proclaim the Gospel.

We are living in a changing era. The world is not the same as it was fifty years ago, and this also challenges the Church. For centuries, the faith has been transmitted not only through words, but also through cultural structures, norms, and traditions that have accompanied the Christian message. But not all of these cultural expressions have retained their vitality. Some have aged, others have become obstacles rather than bridges.

One of the distinctive features of Francis’s pontificate has been precisely this: to emphasize the essential core of the faith—mercy, the love of God manifested in Christ, the centrality of the Sacred Heart—in contrast to secondary or outdated elements. His proposal has not been so much to reform the liturgy or law, but to recall the center: the living Gospel that transforms lives.

However, this vision needs to be completed. The next Pope must deeply resume the theological and doctrinal task of discerning between the essential and the accessory. Not to divide, but to unite. Not to limit, but to provide clarity. Because without this clarification, the risk is great: confusion can lead to ruptures, and even schisms. Therefore, doctrinal deepening is not contrary to evangelization, but its most faithful ally.

We need a Pope who forcefully proclaims the love of God, who keeps the apostolic Tradition alive, and who at the same time has the courage to separate the vital from the dispensable. A Pope who sees the world as a field for sowing, not as an enemy. A Pope who helps us all to “lift our eyes and contemplate the golden fields for harvest.”

The Church is not looking for a manager or a diplomat. She is looking for a pastor with the heart of a father, the clarity of a teacher, and the passion of an apostle. One who knows how to listen to the Spirit and speak to the world. One who does not shy away from conflict, but who does not provoke it unnecessarily either. Likewise, one who understands that true reform begins in the heart and extends, with patience and charity, to the entire Church.