German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller - a conservative who has criticised the Synodal Path - has asked that the right to vote in a conclave be limited to those residing in Rome, since there are too many cardinals who come from faraway places who lack experience with the Roman Curia, and do not know one another, making them more susceptible to influence, as first reported by Elise Ann Allen for Crux.  While many cardinals from around the world do end up residing in Rome, there is no doubt the College of Cardinals is becoming a less European affair overall, with eight of the new cardinals from Europe, six from Asia, four from Central and Latin America, two from Africa, and just one from North America.