There are many different factions among the cardinals entering their conclave to select a successor to Pope Francis, so the voting process could be more protracted than many would expect, Edward Pentin, the senior Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Register, said on Newsmax Wednesday. 

“Apparently, there are five,” Pentin told Newsmax from Italy, in an interview airing on “Wake Up America.” “This is what’s going around. Nobody knows for sure. But there is talk about five different factions within the sort-of pro-Francis contingent, who are all divided.”

And if that is the case, the conclave could extend into next week, where the usual time for selecting a Pope is 3-5 days, he added. 

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