When one thinks of Argentine Catholicism, one unanswered question emerges: who among the local Church figures is the closest to Pope Francis? Two candidates head the list: Víctor Manuel Fernández and Carlos Galli. Both have been dean of the theology department at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), which has its base in Buenos Aires. Both were called on for advice by Francis after he became Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Fernández, the current rector of the UCA, where Bergoglio was grand chancellor, was made an archbishop during the current papacy, while Galli was made a member of the International Theological Commission.
