Cardinal Marc Ouellet – a potential successor to the Pope and a noted conservative from Canada – may now be ruled out of the papal succession owing to his having been accused of sexual misconduct as part of a class-action lawsuit. Pope Francis has since decided there is insufficient evidence to open an investigation. While we do not know what will come of this, the College of Cardinals may now see a cloud hanging over Ouellet’s head. This may give a boost for a continuity candidate to Francis, notably Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, but also have a rally-around effect for a generally-popular traditionalist, such as Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő.