The election of Pope Leo XIV came at the end of my first and last conclave. Having been made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2014, I had never before been part of the process – and as I turn 80 in a few months’ time, please God I shall not be again. I was relieved to discover that the reality of a conclave was nothing at all like Edward Berger’s recent film. During this conclave, with 133 cardinals present, there was no rancour between us, nor any kind of politicking by which someone might have tried to promote themselves or block someone else. It was, in fact, at times marked by fraternal unity and prayerful discernment.